過gwo3獎zoeng2

English

1. to overpraise
2. to flatter
3. To overpraise; to give an undeserved compliment. A common reply to a flattering remark, the expression does not carry any substantial meaning and is simply a gesture of humility.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 過分褒獎；將一個人讚得太誇張，佢根本冇你講得咁好。呢個只係自謙嘅講法，通常會喺俾人讚完之後講，純粹用嚟表示禮貌，冇乜特別意思。unreviewed?

Examples

• 过奖了。

  I'm flattered.

  Tatoeba · shanghainese CC BY

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  「你上知天文，下知地理，簡直就係本會行會走嘅百科全書！」「你過獎喇，邊度係吖。」

  'Astronomy, geography, is there anything you do not know? You're like a living encyclopaedia!' 'Oh, thank you. That's so nice of you.' (literally 'You're overpraising me. That's not really the case.')