破格
po3 gaak3pò gé
English
- to break the rule
- to make an exception
- Unconventionally, unusually
- avant-garde; unorthodox; literally: breaking the box
粵語 — Cantonese
- 打破一啲常規咁
- 創新，突破傳統規限
Examples
個天才少年十四歲就畀大學破格取錄咗。
That genius kid unconventionally got admitted to an university at the age of fourteen.
李家超和鄧炳強破格升官，到底有何玄機？
[ChatGPT]What's the mystery behind the unconventional promotion of Li Ka-chiu and Tang Ping-keung?
黃德斌嘅演繹一改以往戲路，豁出去嘅破格演出，令觀眾拍案叫絕。
[ChatGPT]Wong Tak Ban's performance breaks away from his usual style, and his unconventional acting leaves the audience amazed.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk