haan4 hau2閒口闲口
Jyutpinghaan4 hau2
Yalehàahn háu
Definition
Snack or junk food.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to small bites or nibbles eaten between main meals to satisfy a craving. It carries a slightly more casual and playful tone than the standard term 零食. It is often used when someone is looking for something light to munch on while working or watching television.
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di1啲dīExamples
What snacks did you buy to bring home?
I am hungry and want to find some snacks to eat.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 閒話, which refers to idle gossip or small talk. While both share the character 閒, they belong to completely different semantic categories.
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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.
