caang2 zap1橙汁
Jyutpingcaang2 zap1
Yalecháang jāp
Definition
Orange juice; the juice squeezed from oranges, or an orange-flavored drink.
colloquialdrinkfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the drink made from oranges, but in casual settings it can also describe synthetic beverages that are orange-flavored. When ordering at a restaurant, specifying 鮮榨 is common to distinguish natural juice from concentrated or artificial versions.
Measure word
bui1杯būiExamples
I would like to drink a glass of cold orange juice.
Is the orange juice here freshly squeezed?
Related words
Common phrases
freshly squeezed orange juice
iced orange juice
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