zyu2 faan6 zai2煮飯仔煮饭仔

Jyutpingzyu2 faan6 zai2

Yalejyú faahn jái

名詞Uncommon

Definition

To play house or play cooking games, or figuratively, to cook and prepare meals.

to play house; to play cooking games
figurativeto cook; to prepare a meal

colloquialdaily actionsfood

How it's used

Refers specifically to children pretending to cook or play house, often using toy kitchenware. While it literally translates to cooking rice, the suffix 仔 adds a diminutive, playful quality that signals the activity is make-believe. Adults sometimes use it metaphorically to describe someone who is cooking a very simple or small meal for themselves, though this usage is more self-deprecating.

Measure word

coeng4場chèungh

Examples

sai3細go3個go2嗰zan6陣ngo5我zeoi3最zung1鍾ji3意tung4同biu2表mui2妹wun6玩zyu2煮faan6飯zai2仔。

When I was little, I loved playing house with my cousin.

nei5你dei6哋loeng5兩go3個wun6玩gan2緊zyu2煮faan6飯zai2仔aa4呀？

Are you two playing house?

Common phrases

wun6玩zyu2煮faan6飯zai2仔

to play house

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe actual cooking for a meal, as it implies the food is fake or the activity is just a game. If you are actually preparing dinner, use 煮飯 instead.