gaan2 seoi2 zung2梘水粽枧水粽
Jyutpinggaan2 seoi2 zung2
Yalegáan séui júng
Definition
Sticky rice dumpling treated with lye water, typically eaten sweet.
colloquialfoodfestival
How it's used
These dumplings are distinct from savory varieties because they are typically served as a sweet treat rather than a meal. They are characterized by their translucent, golden-yellow appearance and firm, chewy texture resulting from the alkaline lye water treatment. It is standard practice to serve them chilled with a side of syrup or honey.
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zek3隻jekExamples
I love eating lye water rice dumplings the most during the Dragon Boat Festival.
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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.
