好過冇

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	not have (dialectal)
trad. (好過冇)		好	過	冇
simp. (好过冇)		好	过	冇
Literally: “better than not having it”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² gwo³ mou⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² gwo³ mou⁵
    • Yale: hóu gwo móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² gwo³ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² guo³ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ mou̯¹³/

Adjective

好過冇

1. (Cantonese) better than nothing

Synonyms

• 聊勝於無／聊胜于无 (liáoshèngyúwú)