fui2鮪鲔
Jyutpingfui2
Yalefúi
Definition
Little tuna, or a type of sturgeon.
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How it's used
While 鮪 is the formal character for tuna, it is rarely used in daily speech. Most Hong Kongers refer to tuna as 吞拿魚, which is a direct phonetic loan from English. Using 鮪 in a casual conversation might sound overly literary or like a menu description in a high-end Japanese restaurant.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Have you eaten tuna sashimi yet?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鮪魚 in a casual context, as people will almost always say 吞拿魚. Using the character 鮪 alone in speech is non-existent; it is almost always paired with 魚.
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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.
