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Learn how to compare things in Cantonese!

gwo3過

more than (comparison marker)

gong2港tit3鐵faai3快gwo3過baa1巴si2士

The MTR is faster than the bus

zeoi3最

most / -est (superlative)

bin1邊go3個zeoi3最hou2好sik6食

Which one is the most delicious?

daai6大gwo3過

bigger than

soeng1商coeng4場daai6大gwo3過bin6便lei6利dim3店

The shopping mall is bigger than the convenience store

zeoi3最daai6大

biggest

ni1呢gaan1間soeng1商coeng4場zeoi3最daai6大

This shopping mall is the biggest

Pattern: A + [Adjective] + 過 + B = A is more [Adjective] than B

  • gwo3過more than (comparison marker)
gwai3貴gwo3過

more expensive than

dik1的si2士gwai3貴gwo3過baa1巴si2士

Taxis are more expensive than buses

zeoi3最leng3靚

most beautiful

maa4媽maa1媽zeoi3最leng3靚

Mum is the most beautiful