bou3 long5 nei4布朗尼
Jyutpingbou3 long5 nei4
Yalebou lóhng nèih
Definition
Brownie; a rich, dense chocolate cake, sometimes containing nuts or chocolate chips.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Borrowed directly from English, this term is used almost exclusively in cafes and dessert shops. Unlike traditional Chinese desserts, it is treated as a Western import and is rarely modified with Cantonese-specific descriptors beyond basic taste adjectives.
Measure word
gin2件gínExamples
The brownies at this shop are very famous.
Related words
Common phrases
chocolate brownie
walnut brownie
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
