「過龍 / 過籠」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	過龍 gwo3 lung4 過籠 gwo3 lung4
Individual Character Meaning：	過 to pass; to cross; to transfer; to surpass; to pass a place; to exceed; over again; anew; than 龍 dragon; the goalpost; the goalkeeper; long queue
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to go beyond expectations; to overdo something; to "go too far"; to do something to excess (Cant.) 醒sing2過gwo3龍lung4 (Eng.) too (worldly-)wise; smartass (Cant.) 好hou2心sam1過gwo3龍lung4 (Eng.) to have a bad outcome out of a good intention (Cant.) 眼大睇過龍ngaan5 daai6 tai2 gwo3 lung4 (Eng.) to overlook something obvious (Cant.) 哎ai1呀aa3，瞓過龍fan3 gwo3 lung4啊aa3！ (Eng.) Oh gosh, (I) overslept! (Cant.) 吹ceoi1水seoi2吹ceoi1到dou3過gwo3晒saai3龍lung4，差caa1啲di1遲ci4大daai6到dou3！ (Eng.) I chitchatted with others too much, I was almost pretty late! (Cant.) 火fo2力lik6唔m4好hou2過gwo3龍lung4，唔m4係hai6就zau6會wui5煮zyu2燶nung1。 (Eng.) The heat power should not be too high. Otherwise it will be over-burnt. (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6係hai6咪mai6應jing1該goi1反faan2省sing2下haa5，我ngo5哋dei6噉gam2做zou6究gau3竟ging2係hai6咪mai6過gwo3咗zo2龍lung4呢ne1？ (Eng.) Should we think twice about whether we really did too far?
See also：	得寸進尺過火位過界適可而止生米煮成熟飯生龍活虎聞名不如見面虎背熊腰賊眉賊眼過底過河拆橋過籠過鬼龍精虎猛 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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