jit6 haau2 hak1 lik6熱巧克力热巧克力
Jyutpingjit6 haau2 hak1 lik6
Yaleyiht háau hāk lihk
Definition
Hot chocolate.
colloquialdrinkfood
How it's used
While this term is understood, many people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword hot chocolate or refer to it as 朱古力奶. Using the full term 熱巧克力 often sounds slightly more formal or like a menu item in a cafe rather than casual speech.
Measure word
bui1杯būiExamples
Do you like drinking hot chocolate or hot coffee?
Related words
Common phrases
a cup of hot chocolate
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Cantonese word for chocolate itself, which is 朱古力. Using the Mandarin-influenced term 巧克力 in casual conversation can sound a bit unnatural compared to the ubiquitous local term.
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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.
