muk6 hong1木糠
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Yalemuhk hōng
Definition
Sawdust, or crumbled biscuit used in sawdust pudding.
- sawdust produced from sawing or drilling wood
- crumbled Marie biscuit used in the dessert serradura (sawdust pudding)
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How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of wood shavings, this term is iconic in Hong Kong for the dessert known as 木糠布甸. The dessert is named for the fine, sandy texture of crushed Marie biscuits that mimics the appearance of sawdust. It is a staple of Macanese cuisine that has become a beloved comfort food in local cafes.
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There is sawdust all over the floor.
Have you ever eaten Serradura?
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Common phrases
Serradura (Portuguese sawdust pudding)
sawdust cake
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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.
