wo4 si6 zau2和事酒
Jyutpingwo4 si6 zau2
Yalewòh sih jáu
Definition
A peace-making feast or meal hosted to settle a dispute or conflict.
colloquialfoodpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a meal arranged to resolve a conflict or mend a broken relationship. It carries a sense of social obligation where the act of sharing food serves as a public gesture of forgiveness or truce. The term is deeply rooted in the cultural practice of using dining as a platform for mediation.
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caan1餐chānExamples
After they argued, they asked someone to host a reconciliation meal.
We are having a reconciliation meal tonight, remember to be on time.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
