jit6 loeng6熱量热量
Jyutpingjit6 loeng6
Yaleyiht leuhng
Definition
Heat or food energy.
- technicalheat; amount of thermal energy, measured in joules
- food energy; calories
neutralfoodhealth
How it's used
While technically referring to energy in a scientific sense, this term is almost exclusively used in Hong Kong when discussing diet, weight loss, or nutrition labels. It is the standard way to talk about calories in food, replacing the need to use the English word directly. It is common to pair this with adjectives like 高 or 低 to describe the nutritional density of food.
Examples
The calorie count of this snack is very high.
Do you know how many calories this hamburger has?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 溫度, which refers to temperature. Remember that 熱量 is about the energy content of food, not how hot or cold something feels to the touch.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
