dau6 jeon6豆膶
Jyutpingdau6 jeon6
Yaledauh yeuhn
Definition
Dried bean curd.
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How it's used
Superstition drives the use of 潤 instead of 乾 when referring to dried foods. Because 乾 sounds identical to the word for dry or barren, it is considered unlucky in business contexts where people prefer things to be moist or prosperous. You will almost exclusively hear this term used in markets or when cooking, as it is the standard way to refer to the product.
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faai3塊faiExamples
This piece of dried bean curd is so small, how is it enough to eat?
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Common mistake
Do not use the literal word 乾 when buying this item at a market, as it sounds unappealing and slightly ominous to shopkeepers. Stick to 豆膶 to ensure your speech sounds natural and culturally aware.
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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.
