gaan3 faa1 naam5間花腩间花腩
Jyutpinggaan3 faa1 naam5
Yalegaan fā náahm
Definition
Streaky pork; pork belly.
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How it's used
While often referred to as 五花腩 in written Chinese or formal contexts, the term 間花腩 is frequently used in wet markets and local butcher shops to describe the distinct layers of fat and meat. The character 間 highlights the layered, striped appearance of the cut. It is considered a very specific and colloquial way to refer to this particular part of the pig.
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gan1斤gānExamples
This pork belly is very fatty, don't buy too much.
Do you want to eat pork belly or lean meat tonight?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general pork terms like 豬肉, but 間花腩 specifically refers to the belly cut with alternating layers of fat and lean meat. Using it to refer to any other part of the pig will sound unnatural to a local butcher.
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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.
