gaa1 soeng4家常
Jyutpinggaa1 soeng4
Yalegā sèuhng
Definition
Home-style, homemade, or ordinary, especially of food and meals.
colloquialfoodhome
How it's used
Focuses on the simplicity and comfort of daily life rather than culinary sophistication. It implies a lack of pretension and is often used to describe food that is nourishing and familiar. When used to describe a meal, it emphasizes the warmth of a domestic setting.
Examples
These are very home-style dishes.
Do you usually prefer home-style meals or eating out?
Related words
Common phrases
simple home-style meal
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can describe casual conversation or gossip. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively reserved for food and meals.
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