gai1 gwat1雞骨鸡骨
Jyutpinggai1 gwat1
Yalegāi gwāt
Definition
Chicken bone.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Used primarily when referring to the leftover parts of a chicken dish that cannot be consumed. It is common to hear this in the context of cleaning up a table or disposing of food waste after a meal. Unlike some other food parts, it is rarely used metaphorically in daily speech.
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gau6嚿gauhExamples
These chicken bones are very hard, don't bite them.
Where did you put the chicken bones after you finished eating?
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