hou2 mei6好味
Jyutpinghou2 mei6
Yalehóu meih
Definition
Tasty; delicious.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Focus on the sensory experience of food rather than the quality of ingredients or presentation. While it is a versatile adjective, it is strictly reserved for food and drink, unlike the broader term 正 which can describe anything from a good movie to a cool person.
Examples
The dim sum here is really delicious.
Do you think this cake is tasty?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe people or non-food items, as it sounds bizarre or potentially inappropriate. For general quality or excellence, use 正 or 唔錯 instead.
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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.
