syut3 gou1雪糕
Jyutpingsyut3 gou1
Yalesyut gōu
Definition
Ice cream.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the frozen dairy dessert. While it is common to use the English loanword ice cream directly in speech, using this term is perfectly natural and widely understood across all generations.
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bui1杯būiExamples
It is so hot, I want to go buy a cup of ice cream.
What flavor of ice cream do you like to eat?
Related words
Common phrases
vanilla ice cream
chocolate ice cream
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 冰棒 or 雪條, which refer specifically to popsicles or ice lollies that are usually water based and served on a stick.
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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.
