geoi2蒟
Jyutpinggeoi2
Yalegéui
Definition
Betel pepper, a climbing vine whose leaves are wrapped around betel nuts.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the leaves or the plant used in traditional chewing practices. It is rarely encountered in modern urban life except in specific cultural or historical contexts. Most people in Hong Kong are more familiar with the term 檳榔 when discussing the practice of chewing betel nut.
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faai3塊faiExamples
He really likes eating betel.
Where can I buy betel around here?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 蒟蒻, which is a completely different plant used to make jelly-like food products. The single character 蒟 is almost exclusively used to refer to the betel plant itself.
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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.
