saang1 gon1 zing1生乾精
Jyutpingsaang1 gon1 zing1
Yalesāang gōn jīng
Definition
Juiceless fruit with little to no moisture, especially citrus fruits.
- juiceless, dry fruit, especially oranges or tangerines
- figurativea very skinny or scrawny person
colloquialfood
How it's used
This term is specifically used to describe citrus fruits like oranges or tangerines that have lost their moisture and become fibrous or pithy. It carries a strong sense of disappointment, implying that the fruit is poor quality and unpleasant to consume. While it can metaphorically describe a person who is extremely thin or gaunt, its primary and most common use remains in the context of food.
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This orange is juiceless, it feels very rough when I eat it.
Why did you buy these dry, juiceless fruits?
Related words
Common phrases
a juiceless orange
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe things that are naturally dry, like crackers or nuts. It is reserved for fruits that should be juicy but have failed to meet that expectation.
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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.
