zik1 jyu4 daan2唧魚蛋唧鱼蛋
Jyutpingzik1 jyu4 daan2
Yalejīk yùh dáan
Definition
To squeeze fish paste through a circle made by the thumb and index finger to form a fish ball.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical motion of shaping fish paste into a ball using the thumb and index finger. While it describes a technical culinary action, it is often used metaphorically or humorously to describe someone making a similar circular hand gesture during conversation or when mimicking a specific task.
Examples
His fish ball squeezing technique is very skilled, you can tell he is a master at a glance.
Related words
Common phrases
the fish ball squeezing gesture
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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.
