sau3 juk6瘦肉
Jyutpingsau3 juk6
Yalesau yuhk
Definition
Lean meat, especially lean pork when the animal is unspecified.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to pork when used in a culinary context without further qualification. It is the standard choice for soups and congee because it provides flavor without the greasy texture of fatty cuts. When ordering at a wet market, you might specify the exact cut like 瘦肉眼 to get the most tender part.
Measure word
gau6嚿gauhExamples
This piece of lean meat is very tough, I can't chew through it.
Shall we buy some lean meat to make soup?
Related words
Common phrases
century egg and lean meat congee
lean meat soup
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person who is thin, as that would be 瘦. Using 瘦肉 to describe a person is dehumanizing and sounds like you are referring to them as a piece of meat.
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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.
