zaa1糌
Jyutpingzaa1
Yalejā
Definition
Zanba, a Tibetan staple food made of roasted barley flour.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional Tibetan staple food made from roasted barley flour. It is almost exclusively encountered in the context of Tibetan culture or travel experiences, making it a highly specialized term rather than a common household food item.
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fan2份fánExamples
Have you ever eaten zanba?
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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.
