sung3 coi3餸菜

Jyutpingsung3 coi3

Yalesung choi

名詞

Definition

Dishes that accompany rice or other staple food in a meal.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the savory items eaten alongside plain white rice, distinguishing them from the staple starch itself. While often used interchangeably with the shorter form 餸, using the full term 餸菜 adds a slightly more formal or descriptive touch when discussing a meal's composition. It is rarely used to describe snacks or desserts, as those do not typically accompany rice.

Measure word

mei2味méi

Examples

gam1今jat6日uk1屋kei2企zyu2煮zo2咗me1咩sung3餸coi3菜aa4呀？

What dishes did you cook at home today?

le1呢gaan1間caan1餐teng1廳di1啲sung3餸coi3菜hou2好jau5有wok6鑊hei3氣。

The dishes at this restaurant have a great wok hei.

Related words

synonymsung3餸sungsee alsofaan6飯fanh

Common phrases

gaa1加sung3餸

to add an extra dish to the meal

sung3餸faan6飯

to eat something with rice

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 餸菜 to refer to any type of food, but it is strictly reserved for the main courses of a meal. Using it to describe a sandwich or a piece of cake sounds unnatural to native speakers.