Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 越

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

to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more

to cross
to surmount
to transcend

increasingly
more and more
ever more
all the more

to climb over
to get over (difficulties)
to scale
to surmount

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

to jump over
to vault
to soar over

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

to exceed

to usurp
to overstep one's authority

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

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

clear and melodious

offside (sports)

cross country

to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

to go beyond one's authority
arrogation

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市／绍兴市 ( Shàoxīngshì), Zhejiang

Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups

to cross over
to transcend
to cover distance
to overcome
to rise above

to fly across
to fly over
to fly past
(literary) (of one's spirits) to soar

Communist Party of Vietnam
Viet Cong

South Vietnam
South Vietnamese

to leave one's seat

Vietnamese written language
Vietnamese literature

states of south China in different historical periods
proverbially perpetual arch-enemies

Shaoxing opera

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

superior
superiority

to pass through
to traverse
to cross

to skip a grade
to bypass ranks
to go over the head of one's boss

to cross a border
to overstep a bound

North Vietnam
North Vietnamese

to surmount obstacles
assault course for training troops

cowberry
blue berry

Yuexiu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

to pass the winter
to overwinter
to live through the winter

(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)

outstanding
surpassing
distinguished
splendid

large distance
disaster
calamity

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

intense
loud

to overstep etiquette
not to observe priorities

to cross
to pass over
to traverse
trans-

snake melon

Vietnam
Vietnamese

Vietnamese-style

to step across
step over

the peoples north, west and south of China

Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China)

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

to run off the track
to step out of line
to overstep the bounds of propriety

transcendental number (math.)

time travel series (on TV)

cranberry

off-road vehicle

Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills

Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲／婆罗洲

Passover (Jewish holiday)

Yuèchénglǐng

Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

cranberry

Vietnamese written language
Vietnamese literature

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市／绍兴市 ( Shàoxīngshì), Zhejiang

Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)

escaped prisoner

Yuexiu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

cross country running

Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt

see 沙撈越／沙捞越 ( Shālāoyuè)

more and more

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

breakthrough
going beyond
leap-forward
unusual new development

Vietnamese dong (currency)

bāshānyuèlǐng

to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
good at climbing mountains

yuèxiànyuèshēn

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

shārényuèhuò

to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

fānshānyuèlǐng

lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
fig. hardships of the journey

shíkōngchuānyuè

time travel

Wú Yuè Chūnqiū

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄／赵晔 ( Zhào Yè), 10 extant scrolls

yuèyǎnyuèliè

to be intensifying
to be getting worse and worse
to start to run rampant

yuèbāngyuèmáng

to be officious
to kibitz
to be meddlesome
to force one's help upon

yuèyěsàipǎo

cross-country running

yuèchūjièxiàn

to exceed
to overstep the limit

chuānyuèshíkōng

to travel through time

Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè

China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

Yuènán Zhànzhēng

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

nèizàichāoyuè

inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)

chāoyuèzhǔyì

transcendentalism

dìngxiàngyuèyě

cross-country orienteering

bùyuè Léichí

not overstepping the prescribed limits
to remain within bounds

impassable
insurmountable
insuperable

wàizàichāoyuè

outer transcendence (perfection through the agency of God)

Wú Yuètóngzhōu

Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
to collaborate towards a common end
in the same boat together

Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

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

yuèzǔdàipáo

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
to take matters into one's own hands

Zhōng Yuè Zhànzhēng

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

yuèmiáoyuèhēi

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

cuānfángyuèjǐ

lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (idiom); dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客／侠客 in fiction)

Yuènáncìpángpí

越南刺鳑鲏

[越南刺鰟鮍]

Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)

Yuènán Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

越南民主共和国

[越南民主共和國]

Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976

bùgǎnyuè Léichíyībù

不敢越雷池一步

[不敢越雷池一步]

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

zhīshiyuèduōyuèfǎndòng

知识越多越反动

[知識越多越反動]

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫／四人帮 ( Sìrénbāng))