zyu2 sung3煮餸
Jyutpingzyu2 sung3
Yalejyú sung
Definition
To cook or prepare dishes for a meal.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of preparing the main dishes for a meal, rather than just the act of cooking in general. It implies the preparation of multiple items or a complete meal, often involving stir frying or steaming. You will rarely hear it used for simple tasks like boiling water or making toast.
Examples
What dishes are you planning to cook tonight?
I have to go home to cook every single day.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煮飯, which specifically refers to cooking rice. While 煮飯 is often used as a general term for preparing a meal, 煮餸 focuses on the savory dishes served alongside the rice.
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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.
