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Jyutpingngau4 gwat1
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Definition
Beef bones; bovine bones.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Primarily associated with the preparation of rich, long-simmered stocks and broths. It is a staple ingredient in local kitchens for making soup bases that provide a deep, savory flavor profile. Unlike some other cuts of meat, it is almost exclusively used for extraction rather than being eaten directly.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The beef bone soup at this shop is very rich.
What are you buying so many beef bones for to take home?
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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.
