過山烏

Chinese

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-
 
 mountain; hill
a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
 
trad. (過山烏) 過 山 烏
simp. (过山乌) 过 山 乌

Pronunciation

Noun

過山烏

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) king cobra

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 眼鏡王蛇 (“king cobra”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 眼鏡王蛇
Southwestern Mandarin Liuzhou 過山風
Cantonese Guangzhou 過山風
Hong Kong 過山烏
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 過山風
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