好過冇
Chinese
| good; well; be fond of | to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
not have (dialectal) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (好過冇) | 好 | 過 | 冇 | |
| simp. (好过冇) | 好 | 过 | 冇 | |
| Literally: “better than not having it”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hou2 gwo3 mou5
- Yale: hóu gwo móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hou2 gwo3 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: hou2 guo3 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ mou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
好過冇