guò​huǒ

too far

  • created sense approved 过火/過火 · guò​huǒ · too far — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过火 / 過火

    guò​huǒ

    too far

    to go too far or go overboard; excessive or extreme in one's words or actions

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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  • created sense approved 过火/過火 · guò​huǒ · fire-walking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过火 / 過火

    guò​huǒ

    fire-walking

    a ritual purification ceremony in folk religion where practitioners carry a deity's sedan chair across a bed of burning coals

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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  • created sense approved 过火/過火 · guò​huǒ · degree of heating — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过火 / 過火

    guò​huǒ

    degree of heating

    to exceed the proper heat or duration in cooking or tempering, often resulting in food being burned; (figuratively) excessive intensity of fire

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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  • created sense approved 过火/過火 · guò​huǒ · stepping over a brazier — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过火 / 過火

    guò​huǒ

    stepping over a brazier

    a traditional wedding custom where a bride steps over a charcoal burner before entering the groom's home to dispel bad luck

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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