zyu2 sik6煮食
Jyutpingzyu2 sik6
Yalejyú sihk
Definition
Cooking; the activity of preparing food by heating, mixing, and seasoning ingredients.
neutralfooddaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the activity or process of preparing food rather than the specific act of boiling or heating. It is often used in formal or semi-formal contexts, such as describing a hobby or a household skill, whereas the verb 煮 is used for the actual physical act of cooking.
Examples
He loves cooking and is always researching new dishes.
Do you usually use a lot of seasoning when you cook?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煮飯, which specifically implies cooking rice or preparing a full meal for a family. 煮食 is a broader, more abstract term for the culinary activity itself.
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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.
