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Cantonese · Day 25 · Comparative and Superlative Structures

肥過

fei4 gwo3Jyutping

fatter than

phrase

A comparative structure used to express that a person, animal, or cut of meat is rounder, heavier, or plumper than another.

In a sentence

街市肉檔今日塊五五分五花腩,睇落肥過尋日嗰塊好多喎。

gaai1 si5 juk6 dong3 gam1 jat1 faai3 ng5 ng5 fan1 ng5 faa1 naam4, tai2 lok6 fei4 gwo3 cam4 jat1 go2 faai3 hou2 do1 wo3.

The cut of half-fat, half-lean pork belly at the wet market meat stall today looks a lot fatter than the one yesterday, mind you.