syut3 jyu2鱈魚鳕鱼
Jyutpingsyut3 jyu2
Yalesyut yú
Definition
Cod; a type of edible fish.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Cod is frequently served in Hong Kong style steamed fish dishes, often appearing in high end restaurants or home cooking. It is prized for its buttery texture and large, tender flakes. When ordering at a wet market, you will almost always use the measure word 條 to specify the quantity.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Shall we steam a cod for dinner tonight?
The cod here is very fresh.
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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.
