粵

不bat1為wai4過gwo3

simp不为过also written不爲過
bat1 wai4 gwo3bù wéi guò

English

  1. not an exaggeration
  2. not excessive
  3. not wide of the mark
  4. not a bit too thick at all; not excessive or unreasonable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔算過分

Examples

  • 读再多的书也不为过

    You can't read too many books.

    Tatoeba · Jlemien CC BY

  • 赚再多的钱也不为过

    One can't earn too much money.

    Tatoeba · Jlemien CC BY

  • 喝再多的水也不为过

    Drinking more water won't do you any harm.

    Tatoeba · Jlemien CC BY

  • 我们再怎么认真管理核电站也不为过。

    We can not be too careful in operating a nuclear power plant.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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