maa4蔴
Jyutpingmaa4
Yalemàh
Definition
Sesame; also a variant spelling of hemp.
- sesame
- hemp; flax
colloquialfood
How it's used
While 蔴 is a traditional variant of 麻, it is almost exclusively seen in the context of food, particularly in the compound 芝蔴. You will frequently encounter this character on menus or shop signs for traditional dessert shops. It is rarely used to refer to the plant or the concept of numbness, where the standard 麻 remains the preferred choice.
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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.
