baak6 je4 coi3 faa1白椰菜花
Jyutpingbaak6 je4 coi3 faa1
Yalebaahk yèh choi fā
Definition
White cauliflower, or slang for gonorrhea.
- white cauliflower
- slanggonorrhea
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How it's used
Refers to the vegetable commonly found in stir fries or hot pots, but also serves as a common slang term for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. The medical usage is often used to avoid saying the name of the infection directly in polite or public settings. Context is almost always sufficient to distinguish between the food and the medical condition.
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Shall we cook some white cauliflower tonight?
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Common phrases
stir-fried white cauliflower
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 西蘭花, which is broccoli. Using the wrong term in a restaurant will result in a different vegetable appearing on your plate.
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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.
