seon6 dak1 jan4順德人顺德人
Jyutpingseon6 dak1 jan4
Yaleseuhn dāk yàhn
Definition
A person from Shunde district in Guangdong, China.
colloquialpeoplefood
How it's used
Shunde is widely celebrated in Hong Kong for its culinary heritage, particularly for fresh water fish dishes and milk puddings. When someone identifies as a 順德人, it often carries an implicit expectation that they have high standards for food or possess traditional cooking skills. It is common to hear this term used when discussing where to find the best Cantonese cuisine.
Examples
My colleague is from Shunde and is very good at cooking.
Do you know where there is an authentic restaurant run by people from Shunde?
Related words
Common phrases
Shunde-style cooking
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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.
