wai4 dak1 gwo3為得過为得过

Jyutpingwai4 dak1 gwo3

Yalewàih dāk gwo

Definition

Worth doing, trying, or going for.

colloquialplacesdaily actions

How it's used

Focuses specifically on the effort or cost involved in traveling to a location compared to the potential reward. It is almost exclusively used in questions or negative statements to express skepticism about whether a destination justifies the journey. It carries a slightly more critical or evaluative tone than simply saying something is good.

Examples

go2嗰gaan1間caan1餐teng1廳gam3咁jyun5遠，wai4為dak1得gwo3過me1咩？

That restaurant is so far, is it really worth going?

ni1呢go3個zin2展laam5覽hou2好zing1精coi2彩，zyut6絕deoi3對wai4為dak1得gwo3過。

This exhibition is very brilliant, it is definitely worth going.

Related words

see alsodai2抵dáisee alsozik6 dak1值得jikh dāk

Common phrases

zyut6絕deoi3對wai4為dak1得gwo3過

absolutely worth going

m4唔wai4為dak1得gwo3過

not worth going

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the Mandarin phrase 值得, which is a general term for being worth it. 為得過 specifically implies physical travel or the effort of going somewhere, whereas 值得 can apply to anything, including objects or abstract concepts.