Cantonese words starting with G

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过日晨
gwo3 jat6 san4to do something just to pass the time [colloquial]
过日子
gwo3 jat6 zi2to live one's life; to get along
过犹不及
gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
过夜
gwo3 je2to spend the night
过意不去
gwo3 ji3 bat1 heoi3to feel very apologetic
过意唔去
gwo3 ji3 m4 heoi3to feel sorry about something; to feel bad about something
过而能改,善莫大焉
gwo3 ji4 nang4 goi2 ,sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
过热
gwo3 jit6too hot; (physics) to superheat
过氧
gwo3 joeng5peroxy-
过氧苯甲酰
gwo3 joeng5 bun2 gaap3 sin1benzoil peroxide
过氧化
gwo3 joeng5 faa3peroxide
过氧化苯甲酰
gwo3 joeng5 faa3 bun2 gaap3 sin1benzoil peroxide
过氧化氢
gwo3 joeng5 faa3 hing1hydrogen peroxide H2O2
过氧化氢酶
gwo3 joeng5 faa3 hing1 mui4catalase (enzyme)
过氧化物
gwo3 joeng5 faa3 mat6peroxide
过氧物酶体
gwo3 joeng5 mat6 mui4 tai2peroxisome (type of organelle)
过于
gwo3 jyu1excessively; too
过誉
gwo3 jyu6to praise too much
过期
gwo3 kei4to be overdue; to expire (as in expiration date)
过桥
gwo3 kiu4to avoid trouble and responsibility (spoken)
过桥抽板
gwo3 kiu4 cau1 baan2describes a situation where a person doesn't reciprocate the help of others and is ungrateful to those who helped him
过桥贷款
gwo3 kiu4 taai3 fun2bridge loan
过冷河
gwo3 laang5 ho4rinse cooked food with cold water (spoken)
过嚟
gwo3 lai2come here (spoken)
过礼
gwo3 lai5a custom where the bridegroom's family presents gifts to the bride's family before marriage
过虑
gwo3 leoi6to be overanxious; to worry unnecessarily; to filter
过滤
gwo3 leoi6to filter
过滤器
gwo3 leoi6 hei3filtering apparatus
过了火位
gwo3 liu5 fo2 wai2to go over the top; to have gone too far; to have overshot; too much
过了这村没这店
gwo3 liu5 ze2 cyun1 mut6 ze2 dim3past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
过两招
gwo3 loeng5 ziu1to have a fight; to spar [colloquial]
过量
gwo3 loeng6excessive
过来
gwo3 loi4to come over; to handle
过来人
gwo3 loi4 jan4an experienced person; sb who has personally experienced it
过劳
gwo3 lou4overwork
过劳肥
gwo3 lou4 fei4overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)
过劳死
gwo3 lou4 sei2karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
过路
gwo3 lou6to pass by (one's way); to cross a street
过路费
gwo3 lou6 fai3toll (fee for using a road)
过路人
gwo3 lou6 jan4a passer-by
过笼
gwo3 lung4over the limit; over its intention (spoken)
过龙
gwo3 lung4(adjective) to do something over the limit; to go too far; to give too much; to overdo something
过唔去
gwo3 m4 heoi3to make things difficult for
过马路
gwo3 maa5 lou6to cross the street
过敏
gwo3 man5(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive
过敏反应
gwo3 man5 faan2 jing3allergic reaction
过敏性
gwo3 man5 sing3hypersensitive; anaphylaxis
过敏性反应
gwo3 man5 sing3 faan2 jing3allergic reaction; anaphylaxis
过敏性休克
gwo3 man5 sing3 jau1 hak1anaphylactic shock
过问
gwo3 man6to show an interest in

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