bou3 din1布甸
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Yalebou dīn
Definition
Pudding; a jelly-like dessert made of custard, or more broadly, any baked, steamed, or roasted set food.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Originating from the English word pudding, this term is almost exclusively used for sweet, chilled desserts in Hong Kong. While Western cuisine includes savory puddings like Yorkshire pudding, Hong Kongers typically associate the word with gelatinous, custard-based treats. It is a staple item in dim sum restaurants and local tea cafes.
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I want to eat a mango pudding.
Is the pudding here homemade?
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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.
