sin1鱻
Jyutpingsin1
Yalesīn
Definition
Fresh, delicious fish or seafood; rare or fresh food.
- archaicfresh, delicious fish or seafood
- archaicrare or fresh food
writtenfood
How it's used
Although composed of three fish characters, this word is rarely used in everyday speech and is primarily found on restaurant signage or menus to emphasize extreme freshness. It functions as an adjective describing seafood that is lively or just caught. Most locals will simply use 新鮮 to describe freshness in casual conversation.
Examples
This fish is so fresh, it was just caught.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common word because of its visual prominence on signs, but using it in a normal sentence will sound overly literary or pretentious. Stick to 新鮮 for daily communication.
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Grammar guides
- TonesCantonese has six tones, and the tones can change in certain grammatical contexts. Learn the six tones and the rules for tone change.
- Time and datesClock time, days of the week, months, and years. The patterns you need to make plans and talk about when things happen.
- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
