cyun3 siu1串燒串烧
Jyutpingcyun3 siu1
Yalechyun sīu
Definition
Skewered food; barbecued food on a stick, or a chain of connected things.
- skewered and barbecued food
- figurativea chain of things connected together
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the style of food preparation where ingredients are skewered and grilled, often associated with late night snacks or izakaya style dining. While it can describe any skewered food, it is most commonly used for meat or vegetables grilled over charcoal. It is distinct from 燒味, which refers to Cantonese roasted meats like char siu or roast duck.
Measure word
cyun3串chyunExamples
Shall we go eat skewers tonight?
The skewers at this shop are grilled very aromatically.
Related words
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Pronoun
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Particle
Connector
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.
