Cantonese · 5 September 2026 · Comparative and Superlative Structures
高過
gou1 gwo3Jyutping
taller than / higher than
phrase
A comparative structure combining the adjective 'tall/high' with the comparative marker '過' to state that one entity exceeds another in height or vertical level.
In a sentence
新嚟嗰個高層排隊嗰陣，我先發現佢居然高過我成個頭。
san1 lai4 go2 go3 gou1 cang4 paai4 deoi6 go2 zan6, ngo5 sin1 faat3 jin4 keoi5 geoi1 jin4 gou1 gwo3 ngo5 seng4 go3 tau4.
When that newly arrived executive was lining up, I only just noticed he is actually a whole head taller than me.