bat6 laan4 dei6拔蘭地拔兰地
Jyutpingbat6 laan4 dei6
Yalebaht làahn deih
Definition
Brandy
colloquialdrink
How it's used
This term is a phonetic loanword from English, reflecting the older style of transliteration common in Hong Kong. While widely understood, it is increasingly being replaced by the direct English loanword 白蘭地 in modern usage. It carries a slightly nostalgic or old-fashioned tone compared to the more standard modern spelling.
Measure word
bui1杯būiExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse the pronunciation with the standard Mandarin transliteration, but in Cantonese, the initial character is pronounced with a distinct 'bat' sound rather than the Mandarin 'bo'.
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