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超

Mandarin · pinyin chāo

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超: chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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Cantonese word readings for 超. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to jump over; to leap over
to cross over; to transcend
to exceed; to overtake; to surpass
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) far; distant
super; really
super-; hyper-; ultra-

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) eye (only used in some idiomatic expressions)
(Cantonese, colloquial) sunglasses; shades (Classifier: 副 c)
(Cantonese) to glare

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) Interjection of unimpressed dismissal in reply.

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