zau1 daa2 hin2 tong1周打蜆湯周打蚬汤
Jyutpingzau1 daa2 hin2 tong1
Yalejāu dá hín tōng
Definition
Clam chowder.
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How it's used
This term is a direct phonetic loan from English, specifically used to describe the creamy Western-style soup. It is almost exclusively found on menus in Hong Kong-style cafes or Western restaurants rather than in traditional Chinese cooking contexts. When ordering, it is often simply referred to as 周打湯 if the context of it being clam-based is already clear.
Measure word
wun2碗wúnExamples
The clam chowder at this restaurant is very hearty.
Related words
Common phrases
a bowl of clam chowder
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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.
