hou2 sik6好食
Jyutpinghou2 sik6
Yalehóu sihk
Definition
Delicious, tasty, or good to eat.
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How it's used
Use this term primarily for food that has a pleasant flavor, distinguishing it from the broader concept of healthy or nutritious food. While it functions as an adjective, it is frequently placed after the particle 嘅 to describe food items, such as 好食嘅蛋糕. It is the most natural way to praise a home-cooked meal or a restaurant dish in casual conversation.
Examples
Is the food at this restaurant delicious or not?
The fried rice you made is truly incredibly delicious.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe people or non-food items, as it specifically refers to taste. Learners sometimes confuse it with 鍾意食, which means to like eating something, whereas 好食 describes the quality of the food itself.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
