wai1 faa3 beng2威化餅威化饼
Jyutpingwai1 faa3 beng2
Yalewāi fa béng
Definition
Wafer; a crisp, multi-layered biscuit with cream or sweet filling between the layers.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the layered, crispy biscuit style often found in snack packs. While it is a loanword from English, it is firmly established in local vocabulary and is the standard way to describe this specific type of treat.
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faai3塊faiExamples
Do you like eating chocolate-flavored wafers?
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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.
