baak6 gwan2 seoi2白滾水白滚水
Jyutpingbaak6 gwan2 seoi2
Yalebaahk gwán séui
Definition
Plain boiled water.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Refers specifically to water that has been boiled and then cooled, which is the standard way to serve water in most local homes and traditional eateries. It carries a sense of simplicity and health, often contrasted with sugary drinks or tea. While many people now drink filtered water directly, the term remains the default way to describe plain water.
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bui1杯būiExamples
My throat hurts, I only want to drink plain boiled water.
Related words
Common phrases
a glass of plain boiled water
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with raw tap water, which is not safe to drink directly in Hong Kong. Using this term implies the water has been through a boiling process.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
