Cantonese words starting with G

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过度关怀
gwo3 dou6 gwaan1 waai4obsession
过渡时期
gwo3 dou6 si4 kei4transition period
过渡性
gwo3 dou6 sing3transitional
过渡性贷款
gwo3 dou6 sing3 taai3 fun2bridging loan
过渡贷款
gwo3 dou6 taai3 fun2bridging loan
过冬
gwo3 dung1(verb) Get together for The Winter Solstice Festival
过犯
gwo3 faan6previous sins
过费
gwo3 fai3undue expense
过份
gwo3 fan6variant of 過分|过分[guo4 fen4]
过分
gwo3 fan6unreasonable
过埠
gwo3 fau6going overseas (spoken)
过埠新娘
gwo3 fau6 san1 noeng2a bride from another place
过火
gwo3 fo2to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); burned
过火位
gwo3 fo2 wai2to overstep the mark; to have gone too far [colloquial]
过房
gwo3 fong4to adopt
过家家
gwo3 gaa1 gaa1to play house
过街老鼠
gwo3 gaai1 lou5 syu2a phrase to describe a malevolent person who is spurned by everyone
过街天桥
gwo3 gaai1 tin1 kiu4skywalk; pedestrian bridge
过界
gwo3 gaai3out of bounds
过膠
gwo3 gaau1laminating
过继
gwo3 gai3to adopt a child of a sibling or a cousin ; relative
过基甲
gwo3 gei1 gaap3many-banded krait (bungarus multicinctus), a type of snake
过基峡
gwo3 gei1 haap6Bungarus multicinctus; many-banded krait; Taiwanese krait; Chinese krait
过激
gwo3 gik1drastic; aggressive
过肩摔
gwo3 gin1 seot1(judo) shoulder throw
过境
gwo3 ging2to pass through a country's territory
过境签证
gwo3 ging2 cim1 zing3transit visa
过江龙
gwo3 gong1 lung4a booster cable; a jumper cable; someone or something from outside which has a profound effect on local affairs
过高
gwo3 gou1too high
过关
gwo3 gwaan1to cross a barrier; to pass (a test)
过关斩将
gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])
过惯
gwo3 gwaan3to be accustomed to (a certain lifestyle etc)
过骨
gwo3 gwat1(verb) (of examination) to pass; to get through; (of situation) to make it through
过客
gwo3 haak3passing traveler; sojourner
过口瘾
gwo3 hau2 jan2cravings for snack or nibble
过后
gwo3 hau6after the event
过气
gwo3 hei3obsolete
过气老倌
gwo3 hei3 lou5 gun1once-famous celebrity; one who lost power and authority (slang)
过去
gwo3 heoi3(in the) past; former; previous
过去分词
gwo3 heoi3 fan1 ci4past participle (in European grammar)
过去时
gwo3 heoi3 si4past tense (grammar)
过去式
gwo3 heoi3 sik1past tense
过河拆桥
gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
过河濕脚
gwo3 ho4 sap1 goek3(literally: to cross a river and get one's legs wet); to take a commission (from a deal or transaction)
过河卒
gwo3 ho4 zeot1(advanced pawn) terminology used in Chinese chess, meaning no retreat, no way back; a catspaw
过海
gwo3 hoi2cross Victoria Harbour
过人
gwo3 jan4to surpass others; outstanding
过瘾
gwo3 jan5to satisfy a craving; gratifying; satisfying
过一戙
gwo3 jat1 dung6to set someone up for a trap [colloquial]
过一会儿
gwo3 jat1 wui6 ji4later

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