zoeng6 bat6 pong5象拔蚌
Jyutpingzoeng6 bat6 pong5
Yalejeuhng baht póhng
Definition
Geoduck; a large edible marine bivalve clam with a trunk-like siphon.
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How it's used
Often served as sashimi in local Cantonese restaurants, this seafood is prized for its crunchy texture. It is a premium ingredient frequently ordered for celebratory banquets or hot pot dinners. The name literally translates to elephant trunk clam due to its distinct, elongated siphon.
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Let's go to the restaurant to eat geoduck tonight.
Do you like eating geoduck sashimi?
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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.
