「過」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gwo3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to cross; to pass
    (Cant.) 過gwo3馬maa5路lou6
    (Eng.) to cross the road
    (Cant.) 過gwo3天tin1橋kiu4
    (Eng.) to cross the footbridge

  • to spend time (followed by a special occasion)
    (Cant.) 過gwo3生saang1日jat6
    (Eng.) to celebrate one's birthday
    (Cant.) 我ngo5今gam1年nin2喺hai2日jat6本bun2過年gwo3 nin4。
    (Eng.) I've spent my new year holiday in Japan.
    (Cant.) 今gam1年nin2你nei5喺hai2邊bin1度dou6過gwo3聖sing3誕daan3呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Where are you gonna spend your Christmas holiday this year?
    (Cant.) 你nei5週zau1末mut6打daa2算syun3點dim2過gwo3呢ne1?
    (Eng.) Hey, how will you plan to spend your weekend?

  • to transfer
    (Cant.) 過數gwo3 sou3
    (Eng.) to pay, especially by transferring money automatically
    (Cant.) 筆bat1錢cin2過gwo3咗zo2落lok6我ngo5户wu6口hau2未mei6?
    (Eng.) Has the money been transferred to my account?

  • to surpass; to pass a place
    (Cant.) 估gu2唔m4到dou3架gaa3車ce1夠gau3膽daam2過gwo3架gaa3小siu2巴baa1頭tau4。
    (Eng.) Didn't expect that driver to be so gutsy and overtake the minibus.
    (Cant.) 過gwo3咗zo2呢ni1度dou6,行haang4多do1幾gei2分fan1鐘zung1就zau6到dou3。
    (Eng.) Once you have passed this point, you will get there in a few minutes' walk.

  • to exceed
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5份fan6人jan4工gung1都dou1過gwo3萬maan6四sei3嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) Well, you can say that his salary exceeds fourteen thousand (dollars).

See also: 斬 交 跨 越過 度過 隔 傳 遞 pass 過渡 調 轉移 超越 扒頭 超 超出 超過
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「過」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gwo3
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • added after a verb to describe an event or action that has happened, or a past experience
    (Cant.) 我ngo5琴kam4日jat6去heoi3過gwo3間gaan1學hok6校haau6。
    (Eng.) I went to the school yesterday.
    (Cant.) 你nei5去heoi3過gwo3美mei5國gwok3未mei6啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Have you ever been to the USA?

  • over again; anew
    (Cant.) 阿aa3慈ci4決kyut3定ding6咗zo2疊dip6埋maai4心sam1水seoi2揾wan2過gwo3份fan6工gung1。
    (Eng.) Ah Tsz decided to focus on finding another job.
    (Cant.) 不bat1如jyu4我ngo5哋dei6由jau4頭tau4嚟lai4過gwo3。
    (Eng.) Let's start over again.

  • than; used after adjectives in comparison with the object
    (Cant.) 我ngo5高gou1過gwo3佢keoi5。
    (Eng.) I am taller than she is.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5識sik1得dak1多do1過gwo3佢keoi5。
    (Eng.) I know more than him.

See also: 重新
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「過」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: gwo3
Part of Speech: preposition
Labels: Obsolete
Explanation:
an optional preposition placed before the recipient of a dative verb (usually an action that involves giving or doing something to/for someone)
(Cant.) 我ngo5俾bei2啲di1錢cin2過gwo3你nei5。
(Eng.) I will give some money to you.
(Cant.) 我ngo5煮zyu2個go3麪min6過gwo3你nei5食sik6吖aa1。
(Eng.) I'll cook you some noodles.
(Cant.) 小siu2心sam1佢keoi5整zing2件gin6杰git6嘅ge3過gwo3你nei5嘆taan3。
(Eng.) Be careful, he may give you something tricky to handle.
(Cant.) 借ze3你nei5把baa2鉸gaau3剪zin2過gwo3我ngo5。
(Eng.) Lend me your scissors.
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