hau2 laap6 sap1口垃濕

Jyutpinghau2 laap6 sap1

Yaleháu laahp sāp

Definition

Snack or junk food, or the act of eating between meals.

colloquialfood

How it's used

Refers specifically to low nutritional value snacks or random nibbles consumed outside of main meals. It carries a slightly negative connotation, often implying that the food is unhealthy or just something to pass the time. Use it when you want to emphasize that someone is snacking on things they probably should not be.

Examples

nei5你seng4成jat6日sik6食gam3咁do1多hau2口laap6垃sap1濕，hou2好jik6易beng6病㗎。

You eat so much junk food all the time, it is easy to get sick.

tou5肚ngo6餓aa4呀，jau5有mou5冇hau2口laap6垃sap1濕sik6食haa5下？

I am hungry, do you have any snacks to eat?

Common phrases

sik6食hau2口laap6垃sap1濕

to snack on junk food

maai5買hau2口laap6垃sap1濕

to buy snacks

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the formal word 零食, which is a neutral term for snacks. 口垃濕 is much more colloquial and often implies the food is junk food or unhealthy.