faai3 caau2快炒
Jyutpingfaai3 caau2
Yalefaai cháau
Definition
To quick stir-fry; a quick stir-fry.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to dishes prepared rapidly over high heat, emphasizing the freshness and the characteristic smoky aroma known as 鑊氣. It is often used to describe a style of cooking or a type of casual, fast-paced eatery rather than a single specific recipe. You will frequently hear it used when deciding on a quick, informal meal that is cooked to order.
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dip2碟dípExamples
Shall we have a quick stir-fry for dinner tonight?
The quick stir-fry at this restaurant has great wok hei.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 炒飯 or 炒麵, which are specific dishes. 快炒 is a category of cooking method and is not interchangeable with the name of a single dish.
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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.
