sik6 gaa1食家
Jyutpingsik6 gaa1
Yalesihk gā
Definition
Gourmet, foodie, or food connoisseur who enjoys and knows about good food.
colloquialfoodpeople
How it's used
Refers to someone with a refined palate or deep knowledge of cuisine, often implying a level of expertise beyond just being a foodie. While it translates to food critic, it can also be used sarcastically to tease someone who is overly picky or pretentious about what they eat.
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wai6位waihExamples
He is a very famous food critic.
You call yourself a food critic, so how is this restaurant?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 廚師, which specifically refers to a professional chef or cook. A food critic evaluates the food, whereas a chef creates it.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
