Cantonese words starting with G

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gwo3 dou6 gwaan1 waai4

過度關懷过度关怀

Over-caring; excessive concern or obsession with someone's well-being.

gwo3 dou6 si4 kei4

過渡時期过渡时期

Transition period

gwo3 dou6 sing3

過渡性过渡性

Transitional; relating to a period of transition.

gwo3 dou6 sing3 taai3 fun2

過渡性貸款过渡性贷款

Bridging loan; a temporary, short-term loan used until permanent financing is secured.

gwo3 dou6 taai3 fun2

過渡貸款过渡贷款

Bridging loan; a short-term loan used until a person or company secures permanent financing.

To spend or pass the winter.

Sins, transgressions, or offenses committed in the past.

Undue or excessive expense.

Excessively; beyond a normal or reasonable degree.

Excessive, extreme, or going too far.

To go overseas or travel to another city or country.

gwo3 fau6 san1 noeng2

過埠新娘过埠新娘

A picture bride; a bride who travels to another place, often overseas, to marry her partner.

To go too far, exceed a reasonable limit, or be excessive to the point of being inappropriate or dangerous.

過火位过火位

To go too far, cross the line, or overstep the limit in one's actions or behavior.

To adopt, typically a relative's child, often for succession purposes.

過家家过家家

To play house; children's role-play game imitating adult home life.

gwo3 gaai1 lou5 syu2

過街老鼠过街老鼠

An extremely unpopular, despised, or detested person.

gwo3 gaai1 tin1 kiu4

過街天橋过街天桥

Pedestrian overpass; skywalk or pedestrian footbridge crossing a street.

To cross a boundary; to overstep a line or encroach on someone else's territory.

To laminate; to seal a document in plastic film using heat for protection.

To adopt a child from relatives or others, typically when one has no biological children.

gwo3 gei1 gaap3

過基甲过基甲

Many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), a highly venomous species of elapid snake.

gwo3 gei1 haap6

過基峽过基峡

Many-banded krait; a highly venomous elapid snake found in China and Taiwan.

Extreme, drastic, or radical in attitude, behavior, or opinion.

gwo3 gin1 seot1

過肩摔过肩摔

A shoulder throw in martial arts such as judo.

To pass in transit; to cross over a frontier or border.

gwo3 ging2 cim1 zing3

過境簽證过境签证

gwo3 gong1 lung4

過江龍过江龙

Jumper cables, or a powerful person or business arriving from another region to make an impact.

Too high; excessive.

To cross a border, or to pass a test, standard, or challenge.

gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3

過關斬將过关斩将

To overcome a series of difficulties to achieve a goal.

To be accustomed to a certain lifestyle, pace, or routine.

To barely pass a challenge or an examination through sheer luck.

Passerby; someone who is just passing through.

過口癮过口瘾

To satisfy a craving by eating a small amount of tasty food, or to say something just for the sake of it.

Afterwards; later; after an event has taken place.

Outdated or no longer popular; belonging to the past.

gwo3 hei3 lou5 gun1

過氣老倌过气老倌

An actor, celebrity, or public figure whose fame has faded; someone who has lost power and influence.

To go over; to move from one place to another.

gwo3 heoi3 fan1 ci4

過去分詞过去分词

Past participle in grammar.

過去時过去时

Past tense; a grammatical tense used to describe actions or states in the past.

gwo3 heoi3 sik1

過去式过去式

Past tense; or figuratively, past events, relationships, or history.

gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4

過河拆橋过河拆桥

To abandon one's benefactor once their help is no longer needed.

gwo3 ho4 sap1 goek3

過河濕腳过河濕脚

To take a commission or cut from a financial transaction or deal.

過河卒过河卒

An advanced pawn in Chinese chess; figuratively used to describe someone with no option but to move forward.

To cross the sea, particularly to cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.

Outstanding; surpassing others in ability, quality, or courage.

Enjoyable, exciting, or satisfyingly interesting.

gwo3 jat1 dung6

過一戙过一戙

To trick, deceive, or set someone up.

gwo3 jat1 wui6 ji4

過一會兒过一会儿

In a little while; later.