sin1 naai5鮮奶鲜奶
Jyutpingsin1 naai5
Yalesīn náaih
Definition
Fresh milk; raw milk that has only undergone pasteurization.
colloquialfooddrink
How it's used
Distinguish between 鮮奶 and 牛奶, as the former specifically emphasizes the product is fresh and pasteurized rather than UHT treated or powdered. It is the standard term used on supermarket labels and in cafes to specify the type of milk added to coffee or tea.
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hap6盒haphExamples
I like to drink a cup of warm fresh milk in the morning.
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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.
