過gwo3海hoi2

English

1. cross Victoria Harbour
2. to go across the sea/harbour
3. go to cities nearby Hong Kong, especially Macau

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 由海嘅一邊到達另一邊

Examples

• 過海的

  cross-harbour taxi

• 過海巴

  cross-harbour bus

• 搭小輪過海

  to cross the harbour by ferry

• 過咗海就係神仙

  as long as the goal is achieved, the method is not a concern

• 她從來沒看過海

  She has never seen the ocean.

  Tatoeba · boanw CC BY

• 乘船过海非常舒服。

  It is very pleasant to cross the ocean by ship.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我願穿洋過海只為再看到你的笑容。

  I would swim through the ocean just to see your smile again.

  Tatoeba · shou CC BY

• 要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。

  If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.

  Tatoeba · valhentai CC BY