lung4 fu2 dau3龍虎鬥龙虎斗
Jyutpinglung4 fu2 dau3
Yalelùhng fú dau
Definition
Dragon and tiger fight; a traditional Cantonese dish made of snake and cat meat.
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How it's used
Refers to a traditional Cantonese dish that historically combined snake and cat meat, often associated with medicinal properties in older generations. It is rarely consumed today due to changing cultural attitudes towards pets and animal welfare. The term is now largely historical or used to describe a fierce, high-stakes competition between two powerful parties.
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dip2碟dípExamples
People used to really love eating snake and cat stew.
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Common phrases
to eat snake and cat stew
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a literal fight between a dragon and a tiger, as the term specifically refers to the dish or a metaphorical intense rivalry.
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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.
