hoi2 daai3海帶海带
Jyutpinghoi2 daai3
Yalehói daai
Definition
Kelp; an edible seaweed that grows in cold seawater.
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How it's used
Kelp is a staple ingredient in Cantonese home cooking, particularly in traditional sweet soups like 綠豆沙. It is often sold in dried, folded strips that require soaking before use. Beyond desserts, it is also frequently used in savory soups to add texture and nutritional value.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Adding some kelp to green bean soup tastes great.
How many strips of kelp did you buy and bring home?
Related words
Common phrases
kelp and mung bean sweet soup
to boil/cook kelp
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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.
