sai1 beng2西餅西饼
Jyutpingsai1 beng2
Yalesāi béng
Definition
Western-style cakes or pastries.
colloquialfoodshopping
How it's used
Refers specifically to the small, individual pastries found in local Hong Kong bakeries, such as fruit tarts, eclairs, or sponge cakes. It is distinct from large birthday cakes, which are usually referred to as 蛋糕. These are often bought in small boxes to share in an office or at a family gathering.
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I want to go buy a few western cakes to eat at home.
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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.
