coi3 dou1菜刀
Jyutpingcoi3 dou1
Yalechoi dōu
Definition
A Chinese-style kitchen knife or cleaver used for preparing all kinds of food.
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How it's used
Despite the literal meaning of vegetable knife, this tool is the standard all purpose blade in a Cantonese kitchen. It is used for everything from slicing delicate herbs to chopping through bone if the blade is thick enough. It is distinct from the Western style chef knife due to its rectangular shape and flat edge.
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baa2把báExamples
This kitchen knife is very sharp, it's very convenient for cutting meat.
Remember to wash the kitchen knife clean after you finish using it.
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a specialized meat cleaver, which is much heavier and thicker. Using a standard thin kitchen knife to chop through hard bones can easily chip or break the blade.
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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.
