daai6 sung3大餸
Jyutpingdaai6 sung3
Yaledaaih sung
Definition
Someone who eats only the side dishes and leaves the rice untouched.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the habit of prioritizing the savory dishes over the staple rice, often implying that the person is being picky or wasteful. It carries a slightly critical tone when used by parents or elders to correct a child's eating habits. The term focuses on the act of ignoring the rice, which is traditionally considered the essential foundation of a meal.
Examples
He loves being a 'daai sung' eater, he always just eats the dishes and skips the rice.
Related words
Common phrases
only eating the dishes
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of big dishes, as it is a specific behavioral description rather than a culinary term for the food itself.
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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.
