過當 [过当]

Jyutping gwo3 dong1
Pinyin guò dàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. excessive
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    inappropriate
    (syn.) 过度, 過火, 太甚, 过头, 偏激, 不像話, 过火, 過度, 太过, 過甚, 不像话, 過分, 不成話, 太過, 过分, 不成话, 過頭, 过甚, 苦
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我曾经想过当个太空物理学家。
    我曾經想過當個太空物理學家。
    wǒ céng jīng xiǎng guò dàng gè tài kōng wù lǐ xué jiā 。
    • I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
  2. Mandarin
    你曾经想过当个护士吗?
    你曾經想過當個護士嗎?
    nǐ céng jīng xiǎng guò dàng gè hù shi ma ?
    • Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢份工我唔系咁钟意，不过当系骑牛揾马，做住先啦。
    呢份工我唔係咁鐘意，不過當係騎牛揾馬，做住先啦。
    ni1 fan6 gung1 ngo5 m4 hai6 gam3 zung1 ji3, bat1 gwo3 dong3 hai6 ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5, zou6 zyu6 sin1 laa1.
    • I don't like this job that much, but I'll hold onto it until I get a better one.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系个饮水思源嘅人，即使成咗名，都冇忘记过当年帮助过自己嘅人。
    佢係個飲水思源嘅人，即使成咗名，都冇忘記過當年幫助過自己嘅人。
    keoi5 hai6 go3 jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4 ge3 jan4, zik1 si2 sing4 zo2 ming4, dou1 mou5 mong4 gei3 gwo3 dong1 nin4 bong1 zo6 gwo3 zi6 gei2 ge3 jan4.
    • He reciprocates people who helped him in the past with gratitude, even though he is now famous.