so1蔬
Jyutpingso1
Yalesō
Definition
Vegetables; edible plants.
neutralfood
How it's used
This character is primarily a bound morpheme in Cantonese and rarely stands alone as a noun in everyday speech. It almost exclusively appears as part of compound words like 蔬菜 or 蔬果. Using it as a standalone noun sounds highly literary or unnatural to native speakers.
Examples
The vegetables here are very fresh.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often try to use 蔬 as a direct synonym for 菜, but 菜 is the standard word for vegetables in daily life. Avoid using 蔬 in casual conversation unless it is part of a set compound.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
