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Yalegāu
Definition
A species of spiny shrub (Citrus trifoliata, formerly Aegle sepiaria) native to northern and central China.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the dried red berries used in traditional Chinese medicine and home cooking. It is almost exclusively used in the compound form 枸杞, as the single character 枸 is rarely used on its own in modern spoken Cantonese. It is a staple ingredient in Cantonese soups and congee, valued for its supposed health benefits for the eyes.
Examples
These goji berries are very sweet.
Did you put goji berries in the soup you made?
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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.
