Cantonese words starting with G

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過日晨过日晨

To do something just to kill time or pass the day.

過日子过日子

To live; to get by; to pass one's days.

gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6

過猶不及过犹不及

Too much is as bad as not enough; a proverb warning against excess.

To stay overnight, usually at a place other than one's own home.

gwo3 ji3 bat1 heoi3

過意不去过意不去

To feel sorry, apologetic, or uneasy about having caused trouble or inconvenience to someone.

gwo3 ji3 m4 heoi3

過意唔去过意唔去

To feel sorry, apologetic, or guilty about something.

gwo3 ji4 nang4 goi2 ，sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4

過而能改，善莫大焉过而能改，善莫大焉

To acknowledge and correct one's mistakes is the greatest virtue.

To overheat and malfunction, typically of machinery or electronics.

Peroxy; containing a surplus of oxygen, often used as a prefix in chemical names.

gwo3 joeng5 bun2 gaap3 sin1

過氧苯甲酰过氧苯甲酰

Benzoyl peroxide.

gwo3 joeng5 faa3

過氧化过氧化

Peroxide; to oxidize to the highest degree.

gwo3 joeng5 faa3 bun2 gaap3 sin1

過氧化苯甲酰过氧化苯甲酰

Benzoyl peroxide.

gwo3 joeng5 faa3 hing1

過氧化氫过氧化氢

Hydrogen peroxide; H2O2.

gwo3 joeng5 faa3 hing1 mui4

過氧化氫酶过氧化氢酶

Catalase, a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen.

gwo3 joeng5 faa3 mat6

過氧化物过氧化物

Peroxide; a compound containing an oxygen-oxygen single bond.

gwo3 joeng5 mat6 mui4 tai2

過氧物酶體过氧物酶体

Peroxisome; a type of cellular organelle.

Too, excessively, or over; exceeding a certain degree.

To praise too much; to overpraise.

To exceed a time limit, such as becoming overdue or expiring past its use-by date.

To cross a bridge.

gwo3 kiu4 cau1 baan2

過橋抽板过桥抽板

To burn bridges; to abandon or betray someone once they have helped you achieve your goal.

gwo3 kiu4 taai3 fun2

過橋貸款过桥贷款

Bridge loan; a short-term loan used until permanent financing is secured.

gwo3 laang5 ho4

過冷河过冷河

To rinse cooked food in cold water, or to go through a cooling-off period before starting a new job.

To come over or come here.

The customary practice where the groom's family sends betrothal gifts to the bride's family before marriage.

To worry unnecessarily or be overanxious.

To filter or strain; to separate unwanted elements such as liquids, gases, sound, or information.

gwo3 leoi6 hei3

過濾器过滤器

Filter; a filtering apparatus or device.

gwo3 liu5 fo2 wai2

過了火位过了火位

To have gone too far, gone over the top, or overshot.

gwo3 liu5 ze2 cyun1 mut6 ze2 dim3

過了這村沒這店过了这村没这店

An opportunity that, once missed, will not come again.

gwo3 loeng5 ziu1

過兩招过两招

To spar or exchange pointers, typically in martial arts.

Excessive; an overdose or an amount exceeding what is appropriate.

To come over; to come to where the speaker is, or to return to an original state.

過來人过来人

An experienced person; someone who has lived through a similar situation.

To overwork, leading to physical discomfort or illness from excessively long working hours.

過勞肥过劳肥

Overweight from overwork; weight gain caused by stress, irregular diet, and lack of exercise from a demanding job.

過勞死过劳死

To die from overwork; to suffer sudden death due to extreme physical or mental exhaustion.

To pass by on one's way, or to cross a street.

過路費过路费

Toll; a fee paid for using a road, bridge, or tunnel.

過路人过路人

To go over the limit, exceed a boundary, or overshoot.

To go too far, overdo something, or exceed expectations.

過唔去过唔去

To make things difficult for someone, or to bear a grudge.

過馬路过马路

To cross the street.

Overly sensitive, or to have an allergic reaction.

gwo3 man5 faan2 jing3

過敏反應过敏反应

Allergic reaction; an adverse immune response to a substance.

gwo3 man5 sing3

過敏性过敏性

Hypersensitive, allergic, or anaphylactic.

gwo3 man5 sing3 faan2 jing3

過敏性反應过敏性反应

An allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.

gwo3 man5 sing3 jau1 hak1

過敏性休克过敏性休克

Anaphylactic shock.

To concern oneself with, interfere in, or take an interest in something.