wu2 zai2糊仔
Jyutpingwu2 zai2
Yalewú jái
Definition
Baby food purée; food blended into a paste for infants.
colloquialfoodfamily
How it's used
Refers specifically to the smooth, semi-liquid food prepared for infants, often made from rice, vegetables, or meat. While it literally translates to paste-like food, it is almost exclusively used in the context of child-rearing. It carries a sense of domestic care and the daily routine of looking after a young child.
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wun2碗wúnExamples
The baby went to sleep after eating the congee.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 粥, which is the standard Cantonese term for rice congee eaten by adults. Using 糊仔 to describe a bowl of restaurant-style congee will sound like you are referring to baby food.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
