gai1 si2 tang4雞屎藤鸡屎藤
Jyutpinggai1 si2 tang4
Yalegāi sí tàhng
Definition
Fever vine, an herbal plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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How it's used
Despite the literal translation containing the word for chicken excrement, this plant is a highly valued ingredient in traditional Cantonese snacks and herbal medicine. It is most commonly encountered as a dark green, chewy steamed cake, often eaten during the Qingming Festival. The name originates from the distinct, somewhat pungent odor the leaves release when crushed, which some people find unpleasant.
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fo2棵fóExamples
Do you sell fever vine cakes here?
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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.
