sik6 zaap6食雜食杂

Jyutpingsik6 zaap6

Yalesihk jaahp

Definition

Grocery or grocery store; also to eat both meat and vegetables, or to eat miscellaneous foods.

grocery; grocery store
to eat both meat and vegetables; to eat miscellaneous foods

colloquialshoppingplaces

How it's used

While 食雜 can refer to a grocery store, it is increasingly being replaced by the term 士多 or 超市 in modern Hong Kong daily speech. The term specifically implies a shop that deals in miscellaneous food items and dry goods rather than fresh produce or large supermarket chains. It carries a slightly nostalgic or traditional feel compared to the more common loanwords.

Measure word

gaan1間gān

Examples

nei5你haang4行gwo3過sik6食zaap6雜pou2舖maai5買di1啲je5嘢mei6未aa4呀？

Have you walked past the grocery store to buy some things yet?

le1呢gaan1間sik6食zaap6雜pou2舖di1啲fo3貨hou2好cai4齊㗎。

The goods in this grocery store are very complete.

Common phrases

sik6食zaap6雜pou2舖

grocery store

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the verb phrase 食雜 which could literally mean to eat miscellaneous items, though this is not a standard way to describe eating meat. If you want to talk about eating meat, use 食肉 instead to avoid ambiguity.