si4 ling6時令时令
Jyutpingsi4 ling6
Yalesìh lihng
Definition
Seasonal; describing food or activities appropriate for the current season.
neutralfoodtime
How it's used
Focuses primarily on food items that are at their peak quality during a specific time of year. It implies that the item is not only available but also at its best flavor and nutritional value. You will frequently hear this term used in wet markets or by chefs when recommending the freshest produce currently in harvest.
Examples
These are seasonal fruits, they are very sweet.
Do you know what seasonal seafood is available to eat right now?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with generic availability. Just because a fruit is sold in a supermarket year round does not make it時令. It specifically refers to the natural harvest cycle.
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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.
