jim1醃
Definition
To marinate; to steep food in seasoning to infuse it with flavor before cooking.
How it's used
Beyond the culinary context, this term is frequently used in the slang expression 醃尖, which describes a person who is overly picky, fussy, or hard to please. It implies that the person is as difficult to deal with as a piece of meat that requires precise, specific preparation. You will often hear people complain about someone being 醃尖腥悶 to emphasize their annoying level of pickiness.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it might be used more broadly; in Cantonese, it is strictly associated with food preparation or the specific slang for being fussy. Ensure you do not use it to mean simply seasoning or adding salt, as it specifically refers to the process of letting ingredients soak in a mixture over time.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
