gwo3 fan6過份过份

Jyutpinggwo3 fan6

Yalegwo fahn

形容詞Common

Definition

Excessive, unreasonable, or over-the-top.

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How it's used

Use this to describe behavior or demands that cross social boundaries or expectations of fairness. It carries a strong sense of moral judgment or personal offense. While it can function as an adjective, it is frequently used as a predicate with the particle 嘅 or just placed after a subject to express disapproval.

Examples

nei5你nei1呢go3個jiu1要kau4求zan1真hai6係hou2好gwo3過fan6份aa3呀。

This request of yours is really excessive.

keoi5佢gong2講je5嘢gam3咁gwo3過fan6份，naan4難gwaai3怪nei5你wui2會nau1嬲。

What he said was so over the line, no wonder you are angry.

Common phrases

taai3太gwo3過fan6份

too excessive

gwo3過fan6份jiu1要kau4求

unreasonable demand

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 過分 which is the standard written form in Mandarin; in Cantonese, 過份 is the preferred character for the second syllable. Learners often use it to mean 'too much' in a neutral sense, but it almost always implies a negative, critical tone.