baau3 guk1爆穀爆谷
Jyutpingbaau3 guk1
Yalebaau gūk
Definition
Popcorn.
colloquialfood
How it's used
This term is the standard way to refer to popcorn in Hong Kong. It is almost exclusively associated with the cinema experience, as eating popcorn at home is less common than in Western cultures.
Measure word
tung2桶túngExamples
You have to eat popcorn when watching a movie.
Related words
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
