過火 - To Go Too Far - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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to go too far

to pass

fire

guo4huo3 • guòhuǒ

to go too far

go too far, going too far, gone too far, goes too far, overdo, excessive

If you 過火 go too far, you 過 pass the point of normalcy and things start lighting on 火 fire.

表演過火

overact (to go too far when acting)

你說得太過火了。

What you said is going too far.