zin1 joeng6 saam1 bou2煎釀三寶煎酿三宝
Jyutpingzin1 joeng6 saam1 bou2
Yalejīn yeuhng sāam bóu
Definition
Fried three treasures; a classic Cantonese street food made by stuffing eggplant, red sausage, or bell peppers with minced dace fish paste and pan-frying them.
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How it's used
Despite the name, the dish rarely consists of only three items today. Street stalls usually offer a wide variety of stuffed vegetables and processed meats, allowing customers to mix and match their own selection. It is a quintessential local comfort food often enjoyed as a quick afternoon snack.
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fan2份fánExamples
I'm hungry, why don't we go buy some fried three treasures to eat?
Which kind of fried three treasures do you like eating more?
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Common phrases
buy a portion of fried three treasures
piping hot fried three treasures
Common mistake
Do not assume the dish is limited to exactly three pieces or three specific ingredients, even though the name implies it. It is a collective term for a category of street food rather than a fixed set recipe.
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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.
