jin1 juk6煙肉烟肉
Jyutpingjin1 juk6
Yaleyīn yuhk
Definition
Bacon; a type of cured or smoked pork.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the cured, often smoked pork strips common in Western-style breakfasts. While some people use the loanword 煙肉, others simply use the English word bacon directly in conversation, especially in casual settings like cafes or restaurants.
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faai3塊faiExamples
Do you like eating bacon?
Frying two slices of bacon for breakfast is very fragrant.
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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.
