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Definition
To eat a large amount of food.
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How it's used
Carries a sense of enthusiasm and indulgence, often implying a hearty or expensive meal. It is frequently used in the form 擦餐勁 to describe going out for a particularly satisfying or lavish feast. While it literally means to rub or erase in standard Chinese, the Cantonese slang usage is strictly focused on the act of consuming large quantities of food.
Examples
Where are we going to have a big feast tonight?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the standard meaning of rubbing or wiping, as in 擦膠 or 擦鞋. Using it in a formal setting to describe eating will sound overly casual or even slightly vulgar depending on the context.
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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.
