do1 seoi2多水
Jyutpingdo1 seoi2
Yaledō séui
Definition
To have a lot of water; watery or juicy.
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How it's used
Primarily used to describe the juiciness of fruits or the water content in vegetables, this term often implies an excess of liquid that might be undesirable in cooking. It functions as an adjective to describe the physical state of food items rather than just the presence of water in a container.
Examples
This orange seems quite dry, it does not have enough juice.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person who is thirsty or a place that is flooded, as it specifically refers to the internal moisture content of objects or food.
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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.
