sik6 tong4 seoi2食糖水
Jyutpingsik6 tong4 seoi2
Yalesihk tòhng séui
Definition
To eat sweet dessert soup, or figuratively, to visit a love hotel for sex.
- to have sweet dessert soup
- slangto go to an hourly hotel for sex
colloquialfoodpeople
How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of enjoying a bowl of traditional sweet soup, this phrase is a common euphemism for casual sexual encounters. When used in this suggestive way, it often implies a secret or illicit rendezvous. Context is everything, as the literal meaning is extremely common in everyday social life.
Examples
Shall we go for dessert after dinner tonight?
Those two are always going to 'have dessert' together, their relationship is very ambiguous.
Related words
Common mistake
Be careful when inviting someone to eat dessert late at night, as the double meaning can make the invitation sound like a romantic or sexual proposition depending on the relationship between the speakers.
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