擦身而過

Chinese

		to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (擦身而過)		擦	身	而	過
simp. (擦身而过)		擦	身	而	过

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāshēn'érguò

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ san¹ ji⁴ gwo³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāshēn'érguò
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cashen-érguò
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹-shên¹-êrh²-kuo⁴
    • Yale: tsā-shēn-ér-gwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsashenerlguoh
    • Palladius: цашэньэрго (cašɛnʹergo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caat³ san¹ ji⁴ gwo³
    • Yale: chaat sān yìh gwo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat⁸ san¹ ji⁴ gwo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cad³ sen¹ yi⁴ guo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ jiː²¹ kʷɔː³³/

Idiom

擦身而過

1. to brush past (someone, opportunity, death, etc.)

Synonyms

• 擦肩而過／擦肩而过 (cājiān'érguò)