過渡

简 过渡 · 繁 過渡
Mandarin · pinyin guò dù

Meanings

  1. to cross over (by ferry)
  2. transition
  3. interim
  4. caretaker (administration)
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過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
渡
dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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4–4 · guo4 du4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo3 dou6

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

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gwo3 dou6

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verb

  1. (intransitive) to cross over by ferry
  2. (intransitive) to transition

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