baan1 kik1班戟
Jyutpingbaan1 kik1
Yalebāan kīk
Definition
A pancake or crêpe.
- pancake; a flat, thin cake made from batter
- crêpe; a thin pancake often served with sweet or savory fillings
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How it's used
This term is a direct phonetic loan from the English word pancake. It is commonly used in Hong Kong to refer to both the fluffy American style pancakes found at fast food chains and the popular chilled dessert known as mango pancakes, which are filled with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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gin2件gínExamples
I want to go to that restaurant to have pancakes for breakfast.
Do you prefer eating mango pancakes or strawberry pancakes?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 熱香餅, which is the specific name used by McDonald's in Hong Kong for their hotcakes. While they are essentially the same thing, 班戟 is the more general term used in cafes and dessert shops.
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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.
