ng5 sing4 suk6五成熟
Jyutpingng5 sing4 suk6
Yaleńgh sìhng suhk
Definition
Medium; cooked halfway through, especially referring to steak.
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How it's used
Steak doneness in Hong Kong follows a specific scale that often jumps in odd numbers like 三成熟, 五成熟, and 七成熟. While Western menus might use terms like medium-rare or medium-well, locals frequently rely on these numerical increments to communicate preference clearly to waitstaff. It is common to hear these terms used even in casual dining settings where beef is served.
Examples
I want this steak medium.
Do you like your steak medium or medium-well?
Related words
Common phrases
steak cooked medium
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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.



