越 jyut⁶ {yuè}

abbr. for Vietnam

越 jyut⁶ {Yuè}

1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南

越 jyut⁶ {yuè}

1. to exceed
2. to climb over
3. to surpass
4. the more... the more

越軌〔-轨〕 jyut⁶ gwai² {yuèguǐ}

(noun) 1. Delinquency; 2. Deviance (usually it means sexual)

越語〔-语〕 jyut⁶ jyu⁵ {yuè yǔ}

Vietnamese (the language)

越冬 jyut⁶ dung¹ {yuè dōng}

1. to pass the winter
2. to overwinter
3. to live through the winter

越發〔-发〕 jyut⁶ faat³ {yuè fā}

1. increasingly
2. more and more
3. ever more
4. all the more

越飛〔-飞〕 jyut⁶ fei¹ {Yuè fēi}

Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China

越界 jyut⁶ gaai³ {yuè jiè}

1. to cross a border
2. to overstep a bound

越境 jyut⁶ ging² {yuè jìng}

1. to cross a border (usually illegally)
2. to sneak in or out of a country

越共 jyut⁶ gung⁶ {Yuè Gòng}

Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)

越軌〔-轨〕 jyut⁶ gwai² {yuè guǐ}

1. to run off the track
2. to step out of line
3. to overstep the bounds of propriety

越橘 jyut⁶ gwat¹ {yuè jú}

1. cowberry
2. blue berry

越過〔-过〕 jyut⁶ gwo³ {yuè guò}

1. to cross over
2. to transcend
3. to cover distance
4. to overcome
5. to rise above

越國〔-国〕 jyut⁶ gwok³ {Yuè guó}

1. Yue state
2. generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods

越野 jyut⁶ je⁵ {yuè yě}

cross country

越獄〔-狱〕 jyut⁶ juk⁶ {yuè yù}

1. to break out of prison
2. to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)

越級〔-级〕 jyut⁶ kap¹ {yuè jí}

1. to skip a grade
2. to bypass ranks
3. to go over the head of one's boss

越劇〔-剧〕 jyut⁶ kek⁶ {Yuè jù}

Shaoxing opera

越僑〔-侨〕 jyut⁶ kiu⁴ {Yuè qiáo}

Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China)

越權〔-权〕 jyut⁶ kyun⁴ {yuè quán}

1. to go beyond one's authority
2. arrogation

越禮〔-礼〕 jyut⁶ lai⁵ {yuè lǐ}

1. to overstep etiquette
2. not to observe priorities

越文 jyut⁶ man⁴ {Yuè wén}

1. Vietnamese written language
2. Vietnamese literature

越南 jyut⁶ naam⁴ {Yuè nán}

1. Vietnam
2. Vietnamese

越西 jyut⁶ sai¹ {Yuè xī}

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

越秀 jyut⁶ sau³ {Yuè xiù}

Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

越城 jyut⁶ sing⁴ {Yuè chéng}

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市, Zhejiang

越位 jyut⁶ wai⁶ {yuè wèi}

offside (sports)

越職〔-职〕 jyut⁶ zik¹ {yuè zhí}

1. to exceed one's authority
2. to go beyond the bounds of one's job

越席 jyut⁶ zik⁶ {yuè xí}

to leave one's seat

越戰〔-战〕 jyut⁶ zin³ {Yuè zhàn}

Vietnam War

越障 jyut⁶ zoeng³ {yuè zhàng}

1. to surmount obstacles
2. assault course for training troops

越嚟越 jyut⁶ lai⁴ jyut⁶ / jyut⁶ lei⁴ jyut⁶ {yuè lí yuè}

more and more; increasingly

越南人 jyut⁶ naam⁴ jan⁴ {Yuè nán rén}

Vietnamese (people)

越南話〔--话〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ waa² {Yuè nán huà}

Vietnamese (the language)

越秀山 jyut⁶ sau³ saan¹ {yuè xiù shān}

Yuexiu Hill, a place in Guangzhou, China

越光米 jyut⁶ gwong¹ mai⁵ {Yuè guāng mǐ}

Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)

越野車〔--车〕 jyut⁶ je⁵ ce¹ {yuè yě chē}

off-road vehicle

越野跑 jyut⁶ je⁵ paau² {yuè yě pǎo}

cross country running

越獄犯〔-狱-〕 jyut⁶ juk⁶ faan² {yuè yù fàn}

escaped prisoner

越來越〔-来-〕 jyut⁶ loi⁴ jyut⁶ {yuè lái yuè}

more and more

越南語〔--语〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ jyu⁵ {Yuè nán yǔ}

Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt

越南文 jyut⁶ naam⁴ man² {Yuè nán wén}

1. Vietnamese written language
2. Vietnamese literature

越西縣〔--县〕 jyut⁶ sai¹ jyun⁶ {Yuè xī xiàn}

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

越秀區〔--区〕 jyut⁶ sau³ keoi¹ {Yuè xiù qū}

Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

越城區〔--区〕 jyut⁶ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Yuè chéng qū}

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市, Zhejiang

越城嶺〔--岭〕 jyut⁶ sing⁴ ling⁵ {Yuè chéng lǐng}

Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

越來越多〔-来--〕 jyut⁶ lai⁴ jyut⁶ do¹ {yuè lái yuè duō}

more and more; increasingly; a growing number

越南航空 jyut⁶ naam⁴ hong⁴ hung¹ {Yuè nán Háng kōng}

Vietnam Airlines

越秀公園〔---园〕 jyut⁶ sau³ gung¹ jyun² {Yuè xiù gōng yuán}

Yuexiu Park; a popular park in Guangzhou, China

越幫越忙〔-帮--〕 jyut⁶ bong¹ jyut⁶ mong⁴ {yuè bāng yuè máng}

1. to be officious
2. to kibitz
3. to be meddlesome
4. to force one's help upon

越出界線〔---线〕 jyut⁶ ceot¹ gaai³ sin³ {yuè chū jiè xiàn}

1. to exceed
2. to overstep the limit

越陷越深 jyut⁶ haam⁶ jyut⁶ sam¹ {yuè xiàn yuè shēn}

to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc)

越野賽跑〔--赛-〕 jyut⁶ je⁵ coi³ paau² {yuè yě sài pǎo}

cross-country running

越演越烈 jyut⁶ jin⁵ jyut⁶ lit⁶ {yuè yǎn yuè liè}

1. to be intensifying
2. to be getting worse and worse
3. to start to run rampant

越描越黑 jyut⁶ miu⁴ jyut⁶ hak¹ {yuè miáo yuè hēi}

1. lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
2. fig. to only make matters worse

越南戰爭〔--战争〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ zin³ zang¹ {Yuè nán Zhàn zhēng}

1. Vietnam War
2. Vietnam Conflict

越王勾踐〔---践〕 jyut⁶ wong⁴ ngau¹ cin⁵ {Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn}

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

越俎代庖 jyut⁶ zo² doi⁶ paau⁴ {yuè zǔ dài páo}

1. lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
2. to take matters into one's own hands

越南共和國〔----国〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Yuè nán gòng hé guó}

Republic Of Vietnam

越秀公園站〔---园-〕 jyut⁶ sau³ gung¹ jyun⁴ zaam⁶ {Yuè xiù gōng yuán zhàn}

Yuexiu Park Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

越南刺鰟鮍〔---鳑鲏〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ ci³ pong⁴ pei⁴ {Yuè nán cì páng pí}

Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)

越南共產黨〔---产党〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ gung⁶ caan² dong² {Yuè nán Gòng chǎn dǎng}

Communist Party of Vietnam

越南國家航空〔--国---〕 jyut⁶ naam⁴ gwok³ gaa¹ hong⁴ hung¹ {Yuè nán guó jiā háng kōng}

Vietnam Airlines