kuk1 kei4 beng2曲奇餅曲奇饼
Jyutpingkuk1 kei4 beng2
Yalekūk kèih béng
Definition
Cookies; sweet biscuits.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to Western style baked cookies rather than traditional Chinese pastries. While often shortened to just 曲奇 in casual speech, adding 餅 helps clarify the specific type of snack when context is missing. It is frequently used to describe high end or giftable items rather than basic biscuits.
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Related words
Common phrases
chocolate chip cookies
butter cookies
Common mistake
Avoid using 餅乾 as a direct synonym in all contexts, as 餅乾 is a broader term for crackers or dry biscuits, whereas 曲奇餅 implies a richer, buttery, or sweet cookie.
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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.
