gai1 juk6雞肉鸡肉
Jyutpinggai1 juk6
Yalegāi yuhk
Definition
Chicken meat, especially when prepared as food.
Example
colloquialfood
How it's used
Native speakers often just say 雞 instead of 雞肉 when referring to the dish itself, especially in a restaurant setting. Using 雞肉 specifically emphasizes the meat component rather than the whole bird or the animal. It is most commonly used when distinguishing between types of meat in a recipe or a menu.
Measure word
dip2碟dípExamples
Do you like eating chicken or beef?
Related words
Common mistake
Beginners often use 雞肉 for the animal itself, but 雞 is the correct term for the live animal. Only use 雞肉 when referring to the food ingredient.
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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.
