bat1泌
Jyutpingbat1
Yalebāt
Definition
To drain, strain, or pour out liquid while separating it from solid residue.
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How it's used
This verb is specifically used for the physical action of separating liquid from solids, such as draining water from blanched vegetables or straining juice from pulp. It carries a sense of pressing or squeezing to ensure the solid part is left behind. It is a very practical, kitchen-oriented term that is rarely used in abstract or metaphorical contexts.
Examples
The vegetables have a lot of water, drain them well before stir-frying.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 隔, which is a more general term for filtering or separating things. While 隔 can be used for straining, 泌 implies a more active, manual process of pressing or squeezing the solid to extract the liquid.
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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.
