過分 (gwo3 fan6 | guo4 fen4) : excessive

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過分

gwo3 fan6

guo4 fen4

beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable; too much; over the top; excessive; overly; undue; unacceptable; have crossed over the line | Usu. in reference to someone's behaviour, speech or action | [Var.] 過份 [粵]: also 過頭

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,740,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

過分 / 过分

This word has been viewed 2220 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 21st Sep 2004 05:58 and last edited on 28th Apr 2011 13:27

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過 gwo3 - pass through; across
分 fan1 fan6 - divide; distribute; distinguish; point

1 compounds containing this word:

太過分 - too much; over the top

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

過份 gwo3 fan6 guo4 fen4 = unduly, excessive

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