quá lời
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwaː˧˥ lə̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/kwa̰ː˩˧ ləːj˧˧/
Southern
/waː˧˥ ləːj˨˩/
Listen
too far (in what one says); overstating
Adverb
too far (in what one says); overstating
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Meaning
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Adverb
too far (in what one says); overstating Problems, Opinions & Evaluation
Feelings, Appearance & Personality
(Saying something) beyond what is proper, such as speaking too harshly or overstating praise or criticism.
vi Anh ấy đã quá lời trong buổi họp hôm qua.
en He went too far in what he said at the meeting yesterday.
Parts
quá / lời / A compound of quá + lời …
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Parts
quá / lời / A compound of quá + lời …
OriginA compound of quá + lời
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
過唎
Candidates by syllable
quá
過
lời
唎（𠳒 / 𢈱）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
quá khứ / quá sức / thái quá / quá giang …
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Use
quá khứ / quá sức / thái quá / quá giang …