mak6 hong1麥糠麦糠
Jyutpingmak6 hong1
Yalemahk hōng
Definition
Wheat bran; the broken husks of wheat separated from the flour after grinding.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the outer layer of the wheat kernel, often used in health food contexts or as an additive in baking. It is frequently associated with dietary fiber and is commonly found in health shops or specialized grocery stores in Hong Kong. Unlike some other grains, it is rarely consumed on its own and is almost always mixed into other foods like porridge or yogurt.
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baau1包bāuExamples
This wheat bran is very healthy.
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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.
