sing4 pun4成盤成盘
Jyutpingsing4 pun4
Yalesìhng pùhn
Definition
The whole tray; a whole plate or set of something.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Functions as a quantifier to emphasize the entirety of a collection presented on a tray. It is commonly used in dining or service contexts to describe the volume of food or items being moved at once. Using this phrasing highlights the sheer amount or the completeness of the serving.
Examples
Do you need to bring the whole tray of fruit inside?
Related words
Common phrases
a whole tray of dim sum
a whole tray of fruit
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
