fung1 leot6風栗风栗
Jyutpingfung1 leot6
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Definition
Chestnut
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the roasted variety commonly sold by street vendors in paper bags during autumn and winter. While standard Mandarin uses 栗子, Cantonese speakers often use this specific term for the snack itself. It carries a nostalgic, seasonal feeling associated with cold weather in the city.
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baau1包bāuExamples
The roasted chestnuts being sold on the street smell so good.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 栗子, which is the general term for the nut itself. Using 風栗 to describe raw chestnuts in a supermarket or a recipe can sound slightly unnatural, as it is heavily associated with the street-side snack.
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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.
