越: to exceed; to pass over

越 yuè

adverb
: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
: the more… the more
: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
: abbr. for Vietnam 越南

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
: to go over (e.g. with audience)
: to pass time (e.g. a winter)
: to surpass; to be better than; to exceed
: to move house
: (Honorific or respectful language) to go; to come

越し | ごし goshi

noun suffix/span>
: across; over; beyond

越える | こえる koeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)
: to exceed

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across

越す | こす kosu

godan verb with su ending
: to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across

越來[来]越 yue4 lai2 yue4: more and more

越…越… yue4 … yue4 …: the more…the more…

越冬 yue4dong1: to pass the winter; to overwinter; to hibernate
[えっとう ettou: passing the winter; hibernation]

越過[过] yue4guo4: to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above

越南 yue4nan2: Vietnam; Vietnamese
[えつなん etsunan OR べとなむ betonamu: Vietnam]

優[优]越 yue4yue4: superior; superiority
[優越 | ゆうえつ yuuetsu: supremacy; predominance; being superior to]

超越 chao1yue4: to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
[ちょうえつ chouetsu: transcendence;
: transcendental

: to transcend; to rise above]

卓越 zhuo2yue4: outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
[たくえつ takuetsu: excellence; superiority]

跨越 kua4yue4: to step across; step over

蔓越橘 man4 yue4 ju2 OR 蔓越莓 man4 yue4 mei2: cranberry

逾越節 [逾越节] yu2 yue4 jie2: Passover (Jewish holiday)

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
越権行為 | えっけんこうい ekken koui
: (yoji) exceeding one’s authority; abusing one’s legal authority; ultra vires activities

僭上越権 | せんじょうえっけん senjou ekken
: (yoji) exceeding (overstepping) one’s powers (competence, authority); abuse of one’s legal authority; acting ultra vires

年が越せる | としがこせる toshi ga koseru
: to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

度を越した | どをこした do o koshita
: extravagant; extreme; hyper

喉越しのよい | のどごしのよい nodo goshi no yoi
: going down smoothly; tasting good going down

に越したことはない | にこしたことはない niko shitakoto wa nai
: it is better to; it is best to; there’s nothing better than

用心に越した事は無い | ようじんにこしたことはない youjin niko shitakoto wa nai
: You cannot be too careful

用心するに越したことはない | ようじんするにこしたことはない youjin suru niko shitakoto wa nai
: better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution

追いつき追い越せ | おいつきおいこせ oitsuki oikose
: catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
越俎代庖 yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2
: lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen; fig. to exceed one’s place and meddle in other people’s affairs; to take matters into one’s own hands

越幫越忙 [越帮越忙] yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2
: to be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome; to force one’s help upon

越描越黑 yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1
: lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get; fig. to only make matters worse

越陷越深 yue4 xian4 yue4 shen1
: to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc)

吳越同舟 [吴越同舟] wu2 yue4 tong2 zhou1
: Wu and Yue in the same boat; fig. cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end; in the same boat together
(History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals))

殺人越貨 [杀人越货] sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4
: to kill sb for his property; to murder for money

巴山越嶺 [巴山越岭] ba1 shan1 yue4 ling3
: to climb hills and pass over mountains; to cross mountain after mountain; good at climbing mountains

翻山越嶺 [翻山越岭] fan1 shan1 yue4 ling3
: to pass over mountains ridges; fig. hardships of the journey

不敢越雷池一步 bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4
: dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit