過gwo3關gwaan1

English

1. to cross a barrier
2. to cross the border
3. to get through (an ordeal)
4. to pass a test; to reach a standard; to get through difficulty
5. to pass (a test)
6. all up betting
7. to reach (a standard)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 經邊防越過邊境
2. 通過一個關口、挑戰
3. 一種投注方式；串聯多過一場賽事結果去投注，每場又叫做一關，每關最少一種投注選項

Examples

• 獨贏過關

  all-up win bet

• 混合過關

  all-up cross; cross pool all up betting

• 去羅湖過關

  to go to Lo Wu to cross the border ----

• 過關飛啓示

  all-up racing tips

• 呢個問題關你事多過關我事。

  The problem has more to do with you than with me.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 道教儀式：喃嘸先生帶領信眾穿過虎頭狀嘅布或者門，寓意度過難關

  a Taoist ritual in which believers are led by a priest of the Zhengyi School to pass through a cloth or door with the shape of a tiger's head and blessed to go through difficulty ----

• 他寫過關於植物和樹木的文章。

  He wrote about plants and trees.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 努力是值得的，因为我考过关了。

  The hard work was worthwhile because I passed the exam.

  Tatoeba · basilhan CC BY