hung4 dau2紅豆红豆
Jyutpinghung4 dau2
Yalehùhng dáu
Definition
Red bean or adzuki bean, a small red bean used as an ingredient in many foods and desserts.
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How it's used
Red beans are almost exclusively associated with sweet dishes in Cantonese cuisine, particularly desserts like sweet soups or fillings for buns. When you see this ingredient on a menu, you can safely assume the dish will be sugary rather than savory. It is a staple in traditional local dessert shops.
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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.
