sik6 jim4食鹽食盐

Jyutpingsik6 jim4

Yalesihk yìhm

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Table salt; a salty seasoning primarily composed of sodium chloride, typically produced by evaporating seawater.

neutralfood

How it's used

While 食鹽 is the formal term for table salt, people in daily life almost always just say 鹽. Using the full term 食鹽 sounds like you are reading a chemistry textbook or a food label. It is specifically used to distinguish table salt from other chemical salts in scientific or industrial contexts.

Measure word

baau1包bāu

Examples

zyu2煮sung3餸gei3記dak1得lok6落siu2少siu2少sik6食jim4鹽aa4呀。

Remember to add a little salt when you cook.

nei1呢dou6度di1啲sik6食jim4鹽mou5冇saai3晒laa3喇，nei5你heoi3去maai5買baau1包faan1返lai4嚟laa1啦。

We've run out of salt here, go buy a bag back.

Common phrases

lok6落sik6食jim4鹽

to add salt

jat1一baau1包sik6食jim4鹽

a bag of salt

Common mistake

Beginners often mistakenly use 食鹽 when they just mean the seasoning used in cooking. In a kitchen setting, simply saying 鹽 is much more natural and expected.