loeng4 caa4 pou3涼茶舖凉茶舖
Jyutpingloeng4 caa4 pou3
Yalelèuhng chàh pou
Definition
Herbal tea shop; a traditional shop selling Chinese herbal tea.
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How it's used
These shops are iconic cultural landmarks in Hong Kong that serve traditional medicinal brews intended to balance the body's internal heat. While they are technically shops, they often function as quick, standing-room-only pit stops for locals to grab a cup of health tonic on the go. You will frequently see them selling small snacks like tortoise jelly or dried fruits alongside the bitter teas.
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The 24-flavor herbal tea at this shop is very bitter.
Have you been to the herbal tea shop for a drink yet?
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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.
