saang1 coi3 baau1生菜包
Jyutpingsaang1 coi3 baau1
Yalesāang choi bāau
Definition
A dish of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in lettuce leaves.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the dish where seasoned ingredients like minced meat are served inside fresh lettuce leaves. It is a popular item in Cantonese cuisine, often associated with the concept of having wealth or prosperity because the word for lettuce, 生菜, sounds like the phrase for making money.
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go3個goExamples
Shall we make lettuce wraps for dinner tonight?
This minced meat lettuce wrap tastes very refreshing.
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Common phrases
minced meat lettuce wrap
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a literal sandwich made of bread; the word 包 here refers to the act of wrapping the filling inside the leaf rather than a bakery item.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
