baak6 tong4白糖
Jyutpingbaak6 tong4
Yalebaahk tòhng
Definition
White granulated sugar.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to refined white granulated sugar used in cooking and beverages. While 砂糖 is a broader term for granulated sugar, 白糖 is the most common way to specify the white variety in a kitchen or grocery context. It is rarely used in abstract or metaphorical ways.
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baau1包bāuExamples
How much white sugar do you want in this cup of coffee?
We are out of white sugar at home, remember to go buy a bag.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
