seoi2 baa1水吧
Jyutpingseoi2 baa1
Yaleséui bā
Definition
The drink counter or pantry section of a restaurant where beverages and light meals are prepared.
colloquialfoodplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the workstation or the person working there in local eateries like cha chaan tengs. It is rarely used to describe a Western style bar that serves alcohol, which is usually called a 酒吧. The person working there is often called a 水吧佬 or simply 師傅.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
The person at the counter is making an iced lemon tea.
Related words
Common phrases
the person working at the counter
the counter workstation
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a place where you go to drink cocktails or beer, as that would be a 酒吧. Using it for a Western bar will cause confusion.
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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.
