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houˊ²gwo˗₃
(好过)
Pinyin
hao3 guo4
Translations
noun
better than; rather than
noun
have an easy time; feel well; better off
lauˎ₄faanˉ¹daamˍ₆hei˗₃nyunˏ₅haaˏ₅touˏ₅houˊ²gwo˗₃
(留返啖气暖下肚好过)
Pinyin
liu2 fan3 dan4 qi4 nuan3 xia4 du4 hao3 guo4
Translations
noun
don't waste your breathe, better save the saliva to warm your belly
houˊ²gwo˗₃mouˏ₅
(好过冇)
Pinyin
hao3 guo4 mao3
Translations
noun
better than nothing
noun
it is better than nothing
baaˉ¹git˗₃jauˏ₅cinˊ²janˎ₄houˊ²gwo˗₃baai˗₃lengˎ₄pouˎ₄saat˗₃
(巴结有钱人好过拜零菩萨)
Pinyin
ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4
Translations
noun
it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy
saangˉ¹gauˍ₆caaˉ¹siuˉ¹houˊ²gwo˗₃saangˉ¹neiˏ₅
(生嚿叉烧好过生你)
Pinyin
sheng1 huo4 cha1 shao1 hao3 guo4 sheng1 ni3
Translations
noun
I wish I never gave birth to you; it would be better to have given birth to a cha siu than to give birth to you
janˊ²siˊ²janˊ²niuˍ₆尿houˊ²gwo˗₃janˊ²neiˏ₅
(忍屎忍尿好过忍你)
Pinyin
ren3 shi3 ren3 niao4 hao3guo4 ren3 ni3
Translations
noun
I would rather put up with shit than put up with you; (literally: I would rather hold in my wee and poo rather than tolerate you) [colloquial]
seiˊ²houˊ²gwo˗₃
(死好过)
Pinyin
si3 hao3guo4
Translations
noun
to be better off dying [colloquial]
saangˉ¹gauˍ₆caaˉ¹siuˉ¹houˊ²gwo˗₃sangˉ¹neiˏ₅
(生旧叉烧好过生你)
Pinyin
sheng1 jiu4 cha1 shao1 hao3 guo4 sheng1 ni3
Translations
noun
(a mother scolds to her kids with this slang to express her anger at them) better give birth to a piece of BBQ pork rather than you
ciˎ₄dou˗₃houˊ²gwo˗₃mouˏ₅dou˗₃
(迟到好过冇到)
Pinyin
chi2 dao4 hao3 guo4 mao3 dao4
Translations
noun
better late than never
mouˏ₅houˊ²gwo˗₃jauˏ₅
(冇好过有)
Pinyin
mao3 hao3 guo4 you3
Translations
noun
better none than any