taan3 seoi2 faa3 hap6 mat6碳水化合物
Jyutpingtaan3 seoi2 faa3 hap6 mat6
Yaletaan séui fa hahp maht
Definition
Carbohydrates; nutrients in food made of various sugars.
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How it's used
People often use the abbreviation 碳水 to refer to this term in casual conversation, especially when discussing diets or fitness. It is a scientific term that has become common in everyday speech due to the popularity of low-carb diets. You will rarely hear it used outside of health or nutrition contexts.
Examples
This meal has too many carbohydrates, I feel sleepy easily after eating it.
Are you avoiding carbohydrates because you want to lose weight?
Related words
Common phrases
absorb carbohydrates
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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.
