Cantonese words starting with G

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To switch or defect from one gang to another.

To look over, review, or inspect something to ensure correctness or for approval.

gwo3 muk6 bat1 mong4

過目不忘过目不忘

To have a photographic memory; to never forget what one has seen.

To move into one's husband's home upon marriage.

To have perfect mastery of something; to be thoroughly competent or able to withstand any test.

To spend or celebrate the Lunar New Year.

過山車过山车

Roller coaster; an amusement park ride that travels along a steep, elevated track.

gwo3 saan1 fung1

過山風过山风

An alternative name for the king cobra.

To die; to pass away.

Extremely careful, meticulous, or overattentive.

To pass away; a euphemism for to die.

A fault, mistake, or negligence.

gwo3 sat1 saat3 jan4

過失殺人过失杀人

Manslaughter; the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise by negligence or accident.

gwo3 sat1 zi3 sei2 zeoi6

過失致死罪过失致死罪

Negligent homicide; the crime of causing death through negligence.

To pass money or goods through someone's hands; to handle a transaction.

To give someone money; to make a payment.

gwo3 seoi2 sap1 goek3

過水濕腳过水湿脚

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

Outdated, obsolete, or out of fashion; lagging behind the times.

gwo3 si4 bat1 hau6

過時不候过时不候

No waiting for latecomers; a policy or warning that once the scheduled time has passed, those who are late will not be waited for.

Excessive; surplus; more than is required or needed.

Too few or too little; insufficient.

To laminate; to seal a document in a plastic film.

To transfer money from one bank account to another, especially via ATM, wire transfer, or online banking.

gwo3 syu6 jung4

過樹榕过树榕

Chinese ratsnake (Ptyas korros), a fast-moving, non-venomous snake that preys on rats.

Excessive, too much, or overbearing.

Overbearing, excessive, or too much.

Too; excessively; overdone; added after an adjective to indicate exceeding a normal limit.

過頭笠过头笠

A pullover; clothing put on by pulling it over the head rather than fastening buttons.

過頭話过头话

Exaggeration; words that go too far or overstate the truth.

gwo3 ting4 luk6

過庭錄过庭录

Notes on Passing the Hall; historical jottings by 12th-century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng.

For a nightclub hostess to move to another table to entertain a different group of customers.

過雲雨过云雨

Passing shower; rain that is expected to stop very soon.

The past, or up until now.

To live; to make a living; to pass one's life.

gwo3 zaam6 daai6 teng1

過站大廳过站大厅

To celebrate a festival.

To trade blows, spar, or compete with others using one's skills.

gwo3 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1

過咗海就係神仙过咗海就系神仙

To be completely free from consequences, worry, or responsibility once a task or transition is completed.

gwo3 zo2 hoi2 zau6 san4 sin1

過咗海就神仙过咗海就神仙

Once a difficult task is complete, everything will be easy and trouble-free going forward.

gwo3 zo2 saang1

過咗生过咗生

To have passed away; to have died.

過咗身过咗身

To pass away; to die.

To flatter or overpraise; used as a polite, humble response to a compliment.

To post an entry; to transfer an account from a journal to a ledger in accounting.

To overload or overburden a system, vehicle, or electrical circuit.

Premature, untimely, or too early.

gwo3 zou2 haa6 git3 leon6

過早下結論过早下结论

To jump to conclusions; to make a judgment prematurely.

Out of season, especially of agricultural produce.

To exceed the scheduled time limit; to be late or go overtime.

To leave and get lost; to go away.

The sound of a dog barking.