haam4 syun1鹹酸咸酸
Jyutpinghaam4 syun1
Yalehàahm syūn
Definition
Salty and sour; pickled, preserved vegetables or fruits.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to vegetables or fruits preserved in a brine of salt and vinegar. It is frequently used as a collective noun for traditional Cantonese pickled snacks like pickled papaya or ginger, often sold by street vendors.
Examples
These pickled vegetables are very appetizing.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the taste profile of a dish that happens to be both salty and sour, such as a soup. While those dishes might be described as 鹹鹹酸酸, 鹹酸 specifically refers to the process of pickling.
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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.
