Cantonese Dictionary

過目不忘

gwo3 muk6 bat1 mong4

Mandarin: guo4 mu4 bu4 wang4

to have a great memory; to not forget stuff that has passed by one's eyes

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過磅

gwo3 bong6*2

weigh

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過禮

gwo3 lai5

Mandarin: guo4 li3

Simplified: 过礼

a custom where the bridegroom's family presents gifts to the bride's family before marriage

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過程

gwo3 cing4

Mandarin: guo4 cheng2

course of events, process

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過籠

gwo3 lung4

Mandarin: guo4 long2

Simplified: 过笼

over the limit; over its intention (spoken)

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過繼

gwo3 gai3

Mandarin: guo4 ji4

Simplified: 过继

to adopt a child of a sibling or a cousin | relative; to let one's child be adopted by a sibling or a cousin | relative

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過膠

gwo3 gaau1

Mandarin: guo4 hao2

Simplified: 过膠

laminating

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過膠機

gwo3 gaau1 gei1

Mandarin: guo4 jiao1 ji1

laminator

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過莊

gwo3 zong1

Mandarin: guo4 zhuang1

(mahjong) banker changes; deal passes

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過街老鼠

gwo3 gaai1 lou5 syu2

Mandarin: guo4 jie1 lao3 shu3

Simplified: 过街老鼠

a phrase to describe a malevolent person who is spurned by everyone

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過費

gwo3 fai3

Mandarin: guo4 fei5

Simplified: 过费

undue expense

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過路

gwo3 lou6

Mandarin: guo4 lu4

Simplified: 过路

to pass by (one's way); to cross a street

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過身

gwo3 san1

Mandarin: guo4 shen1

Simplified: 过身

(verb) to pass away; departed

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過造

gwo3 zou6

Mandarin: guo4 zao4

Simplified: 过造

pass the season (spoken)

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過重

gwo3 cung5

overloaded; over weight; overbalance; overweight

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過量

gwo3 loeng6

Mandarin: guo4 liang4

excess

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過錯

gwo3 co3

Mandarin: guo4 cuo4

mistakes; fault

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過鐘

gwo3 zung1

Mandarin: guo4 zhong1

Simplified: 过钟

exceeding time limit (spoken)

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過關

gwo3 gwaan1

pass a barrier; pass a test

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過雲雨

gwo3 wan4 jyu5

Mandarin: guo4 yun2 yu3

Simplified: 过云雨

shower (rain)

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過電

gwo3 din6

Mandarin: guo4 dian4

Simplified: 过电

Electrical Over Stress; to have chemistry with each other; to be instantly attracted to someone

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過面

gwo3 min2

Mandarin: guo4 mian4

Simplified: 过面

to change from one gang to another [written and colloquial]

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過頭

gwo3 tau4

Mandarin: guo4 tou2

Cantonese

too much; to excess | Used in Cant. speech as an alternative to 太 (too; excessively), so instead of "太(adjective)", "(adjective)過頭" is used instead. | eg.: 大過頭 too big

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過頭笠

gwo3 tau4 lap1

Mandarin: guo4 tou2 li4

Simplified: 过头笠

a top that must be worn over head (clothing; spoken)

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過頭笠冷衫

gwo3 tau4 lap1 laang5*1 saam1

Cantonese

a pullover (sweater)

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過飽

gwo3 baau2

to overeat

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過馬路

gwo3 maa5 lou6

Mandarin: guo4 ma3 lu4

to cross the street

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過骨

gwo3 gwat1

Mandarin: guo4 gu3

Simplified: 过骨

(verb) (of examination) to pass; to get through; (of situation) to make it through

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過高

gwo3 gou1

Mandarin: guo4 gao1

exorbitance, exorbitancy, too high, [Medicine] hyper-...

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過龍

gwo3 lung4

Mandarin: guo4 long2

Simplified: 过龙

(adjective) to do something over the limit; to go too far; to give too much; to overdo something

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