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Jyutpingwong4 suk1
Yalewòhng sūk
Definition
Millet.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the small, yellow grain often used in traditional Cantonese congee or as bird feed. While it is a staple in some regional cuisines, in modern Hong Kong households, it is primarily associated with health-conscious cooking or specific traditional recipes.
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baau1包bāuExamples
This millet is very fresh, let's buy some to make porridge.
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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.
