sai2 mai5洗米
Jyutpingsai2 mai5
Yalesái máih
Definition
To wash or rinse rice before cooking.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of rinsing raw rice in water before cooking, rather than washing it with soap or detergent. It is a common household chore often paired with cooking rice in a rice cooker.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with washing other items, as the verb 洗 is generic but 洗米 is a specific collocation that implies the traditional method of rinsing rice grains.
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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.
