過話 [过话]

Jyutping gwo3 waa2
Pinyin guò huà

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, colloquial, intransitive, verb-object
    to discuss; to chat; to have a talk
  2. verb, colloquial, intransitive, verb-object
    to relay a message; to pass on a message
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我认识她，不过从来没跟她说过话。
    我認識她，不過從來沒跟她説過話。
    wǒ rèn shi tā ， bù guò cóng lái méi gēn tā shuō guò huà 。
    • I know her by sight, but I've never spoken to her.
  2. Mandarin
    我和女主角谈过话。
    我和女主角談過話。
    wǒ hé nǚ zhǔ jué tán guò huà 。
    • I spoke to the actress herself.
  3. Mandarin
    之后我再也没跟他说过话。
    之後我再也沒跟他説過話。
    zhī hòu wǒ zài yě méi gēn tā shuō guò huà 。
    • I never spoke to him after that.
  4. Mandarin
    裕子从来没有和外国人说过话。
    裕子從來沒有和外國人説過話。
    yù zi cóng lái méi yǒu hé wài guó rén shuō guò huà 。
    • Yuko has never spoken with a foreigner.
  5. Mandarin
    我刚跟你的法语老师谈过话，他说你在课堂上表现得很好。
    我剛跟你的法語老師談過話，他説你在課堂上表現得很好。
    wǒ gāng gēn nǐ de fǎ yǔ lǎo shī tán guò huà ， tā shuō nǐ zài kè táng shàng biǎo xiàn de hěn hǎo 。
    • I've just spoken to your French teacher and he says you're doing well in his class.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次真系加得好离谱。不过话虽如此，我都系会帮衬。
    今次真係加得好離譜。不過話雖如此，我都係會幫襯。
    gam1 ci3 zan1 hai6 gaa1 dak1 hou2 lei4 pou2. bat1 gwo3 waa6 seoi1 jyu4 ci2, ngo5 dou1 hai6 wui5 bong1 can3.
    • The price rise is just ridiculous, but having said that, I will continue to use their service / buy things from them.
  2. Cantonese
    佢提过话想写一本书，但系最后都不了了之。
    佢提過話想寫一本書，但係最後都不了了之。
    keoi5 tai4 gwo3 waa6 soeng2 se2 jat1 bun2 syu1, daan6 hai6 zeoi3 hau6 dou1 bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1.
    • He mentioned he wanted to write a book, but ended up not completing it; he never mentioned it since.