wu4 lo4 baak6胡蘿蔔胡萝卜
Jyutpingwu4 lo4 baak6
Yalewùh lòh baahk
Definition
Carrot
neutralfood
How it's used
While 胡蘿蔔 is understood, most locals simply use 蘿蔔 to refer to carrots in a culinary context. If you need to distinguish them from the common white daikon radish, people often specify 紅蘿蔔 instead. Using 胡蘿蔔 can sound slightly more formal or scientific, similar to how one might use the full name of a vegetable in a recipe book.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
How many carrots did you buy to bring home?
This soup has carrots added, it tastes sweet.
Related words
Common phrases
carotene
Common mistake
Learners often use 胡蘿蔔 in casual conversation, but it sounds slightly unnatural compared to the much more common 紅蘿蔔. Also, do not confuse this with 白蘿蔔, which refers to the white daikon radish.
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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.
