juk6 jyun2肉丸
Jyutpingjuk6 jyun2
Yaleyuhk yún
Definition
Meatball; minced meat rolled into a ball.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the round, bouncy texture common in Cantonese cuisine. It is frequently used in the context of hotpot or noodle dishes where the bouncy texture is highly prized. Note that the term is distinct from the larger, softer meatballs found in Western cooking.
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nap1粒nāpExamples
You must order meatballs when having hotpot.
Do you like eating curry meatballs?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 貢丸, which is a specific type of bouncy pork meatball often found in Taiwanese-style noodle shops.
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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.
