coek3芍
Jyutpingcoek3
Yalecheuk
Definition
Peony or water chestnut.
- Chinese peony (in the word 芍藥)
- water chestnut
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the water chestnut in a culinary context, though it is a regional or less common variant compared to the standard term 馬蹄. It is rarely used in modern speech to refer to the flower, which is more commonly known as 芍藥. Using this term for the vegetable might confuse some younger speakers who exclusively use the term 馬蹄.
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nap1粒nāpExamples
Are these water chestnuts the same as what you call 'cheuk'?
She bought some water chestnuts to make soup at home.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 芍藥, which refers to the peony flower. Using 芍 alone to refer to the flower will likely lead to confusion as it is almost exclusively associated with the edible corm in a market setting.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
