sok3 sok3 seng1嗦嗦聲嗦嗦声
Jyutpingsok3 sok3 seng1
Yalesok sok sēng
Definition
The crunching sound produced when chewing crispy food.
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How it's used
This expression specifically captures the high pitched, repetitive crunching sound of dry or crispy snacks like potato chips or crackers. It functions as an adverbial modifier to describe the intensity of the crunch, often paired with the particle 咁 or the verb 脆. It is rarely used for soft or wet foods, as those would require different onomatopoeic descriptors.
Examples
These potato chips are so crispy they make a crunching sound.
Can you not make such loud crunching noises while you eat?
Related words
Common phrases
so crispy it makes a crunching sound
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with sounds of slurping liquids, which are described by different onomatopoeia like 啜啜聲. Using this for non crispy food will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
