je4 zou2椰棗椰枣
Jyutpingje4 zou2
Yaleyèh jóu
Definition
Date palm; dates.
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How it's used
Often associated with Middle Eastern cuisine or healthy snacking in Hong Kong, this term refers specifically to the dried fruit. It is frequently sold in health food stores or specialty markets rather than standard supermarkets. When referring to the fruit itself, it is common to use the classifier 粒 for individual pieces or 盒 for packaged quantities.
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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.
