(pos:副詞)
<explanation>
yue:形容一件事係小事；淨係
eng:merely; only
<eg>
yue:只不過係個誤會 (zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 go3 ng6 wui6)
eng:merely a misunderstanding
<eg>
yue:佢只不過做錯少少嘢啫，使唔使咁嬲呀？ (keoi5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 zou6 co3 siu2 siu2 je5 ze1, sai2 m4 sai2 gam3 nau1 aa3?)
eng:He's only made a small mistake, there's no need to be this angry.

(pos:連詞)(sim:不過)(sim:只係)
<explanation>
yue:用嚟表達轉折
eng:but; it's just that; however
<eg>
yue:我幾時都咁勤力㗎啦，只不過你冇留意啫。 (ngo5 gei2 si4 dou1 gam3 kan4 lik6 gaa3 laa1, zi2 bat1 gwo3 nei5 mou5 lau4 ji3 ze1.)
eng:I've always been this hardworking, but you've just never noticed it.
<eg>
yue:你嘅演奏都幾好聽嘅，只不過仲有啲進步嘅空間嘅。 (nei5 ge3 jin2 zau3 dou1 gei2 hou2 teng1 ge3, zi2 bat1 gwo3 zung6 jau5 di1 zeon3 bou6 ge3 hung1 gaan1 ge2.)
eng:Your performance sounded pretty good, but you do still have some room for improvement.