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English

  1. excessive; undue
  2. unreasonable
  3. excessively (not used with monosyllabic adjectives or verbs)
  4. excessive; undue; over-the-top; over the line
  5. unduly; overly
  6. exceeding a limit

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 超過正常程度(唔會配單音節形容詞或者動詞)
  2. 超過正常程度;離譜

Examples

  • 過份依賴

    to rely on something or someone too much

  • 過份嘅要求

    excessive demand

  • 咪過份緊張啦!

    Don't be too nervous.

  • 你啲態度有啲過份囉!

    But your attitude is a bit over!

  • 遲少少唔緊要,唔好遲兩個鐘咁過份。

    It's okay to be a bit late, but being two hours late is way over the line.

  • 過份保護對細路都唔好,家長未免過份擔心。

    Overprotecting a child is not good for them. Parents may worry a bit too much.

  • 喺1940年代通過分割巴勒斯坦計劃嘅聯合國並唔係代表全人類,因為當時現今大部分國家都畀西方大國殖民過晒。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 真过分!

    So mean!

    Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

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

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