cau1 kan4秋芹
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Yalechāu kàhn
Definition
Wild celery.
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How it's used
Distinguished by its thinner stalks and stronger, more pungent aroma compared to the common Western celery found in supermarkets. It is a staple in traditional Cantonese home cooking, often used in stir-fries or as a fragrant garnish for steamed fish dishes.
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zaat3紮jatExamples
This wild celery is very crunchy, it goes best with stir-fried pork slices.
Related words
Common phrases
stir-fried wild celery with pork slices
crunchy wild celery
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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.
