dau6 gok3豆角
Jyutpingdau6 gok3
Yaledauh gok
Definition
Cowpea pod; a long, thin, green bean that is sweet and crunchy and must be fully cooked before eating.
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How it's used
Commonly found in local stir-fry dishes, this vegetable is prized for its crisp texture. It is essential to ensure it is thoroughly cooked, as raw or undercooked beans contain toxins that can cause digestive discomfort. It is frequently paired with minced pork or garlic in home-style cooking.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Shall we stir-fry some cowpea beans for dinner tonight?
These cowpea beans must be cooked thoroughly before you can eat them.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 荷蘭豆, which is a snow pea. While both are long and green, 豆角 is much longer and rounder, whereas 荷蘭豆 is flatter and wider.
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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.
