gin1鰹鲣
Jyutpinggin1
Yalegīn
Definition
Bonito; skipjack tuna.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers almost exclusively to the fish used for making dashi or dried flakes. It is rarely encountered outside of Japanese cuisine contexts. You will almost always see it paired with 魚 to clarify the meaning, as the single character is quite literary.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
This kind of bonito flake is very umami.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
