fan3 gwo3 lung4瞓過龍瞓过龙
Jyutpingfan3 gwo3 lung4
Yalefan gwo lùhng
Definition
To oversleep; to sleep past the scheduled time to wake up.
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How it's used
This expression implies that you missed a scheduled time or appointment because you stayed in bed too long. It carries a slightly regretful or apologetic tone, as it is almost always used to explain why someone is late or missed an event. The term is strictly informal and should be avoided in professional or formal settings.
Examples
Oh no, the alarm didn't go off this morning and I overslept.
Did you oversleep because you were playing video games last night?
Related words
Common phrases
to be late because of oversleeping
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 瞓晏覺, which simply means taking a nap in the afternoon. Unlike 瞓晏覺, 瞓過龍 specifically highlights the failure to wake up on time for a commitment.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
