jin3 wo1燕窩燕窝
Jyutpingjin3 wo1
Yaleyin wō
Definition
Edible bird's nest; a highly valued culinary delicacy and nutritional supplement made from swiftlet saliva.
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How it's used
Often associated with luxury and health, this ingredient is frequently gifted during special occasions like weddings or to pregnant women. It is almost exclusively consumed in a sweet soup form, usually double boiled with rock sugar, rather than as a savory dish.
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loeng2両léungExamples
Are you buying so much bird's nest to give as gifts?
The bird's nest here is very expensive, don't just eat it casually.
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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.
