suk1 mai5粟米
Jyutpingsuk1 mai5
Yalesūk máih
Definition
Corn; maize; corn kernels.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the yellow kernels or the cob itself, commonly found in soups or as a side dish in Hong Kong cafes. While the term is standard, it is distinct from the Mandarin usage of 玉米, which is rarely heard in local daily speech. It is frequently paired with other ingredients like 豬骨 or 紅蘿蔔 when preparing home-style soups.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
I want to buy a can of corn to make soup at home.
Do you like eating corn?
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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.
