嘢食 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the general term to describe food
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    吞落​肚​，​用​嚟​充​饑​或者​滿足​自己​嘅​嘢​（​通常​唔​包括​液體​：​飲​嘅​會​叫​嘢​飲​）​（​量​詞​：​啲​）
    things to eat; food
    • 不如買啲嘢食返嚟啦！
      不如买啲嘢食返嚟啦！
      bat1 jyu4 maai5 di1 je5 sik6 faan1 lei4 laa1!
      Why don't you buy some food and bring it back?
    • 啲嘢食凍晒喇！
      啲嘢食冻晒喇！
      di1 je5 sik6 dung3 saai3 laa3!
      The food is getting cold!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    food
    (syn.) 食品, 吃食, 吃的東西, 嘢食, 吃個, 吃的, 吃兒, 吃個物事, 吃貨, 物食, 食其乇, 吃頭, 食食, 食物, 吃食物事
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Susan 煮嘢食好叻㗎。
    阿 Susan 煮嘢食好叻㗎。
    aa3 S u s a n zyu2 je5 sik6 hou2 lik1 gaa3 。
    • Susan is a good cook.
  2. Cantonese
    无咩嘢好味得过你整啲嘢食。
    無咩嘢好味得過你整啲嘢食。
    mou4 me1 je5 hou2 mei6 dak1 gwo3 nei5 zing2 di1 je5 sik6 。
    • Nothing is so tasty as the dish you make.
  3. Cantonese
    我好钟意日本啲嘢食，都好钟意日本啲风俗，所以我自然都好钟意喺日本度住。
    我好鍾意日本啲嘢食，都好鍾意日本啲風俗，所以我自然都好鍾意喺日本度住。
    ngo5 hou3 zung1 ji3 jat6 bun2 di1 je5 sik6 ， dou1 hou3 zung1 ji3 jat6 bun2 di1 fung1 zuk6 ， so2 ji5 ngo5 zi6 jin4 dou1 hou3 zung1 ji3 hai2 jat6 bun2 dou6 zyu6 。
    • I like Japanese food and customs, so it follows that I like living in Japan.
  4. Cantonese
    你去到美国就会挂住日本啲嘢食㗎喇。
    你去到美國就會掛住日本啲嘢食㗎喇。
    nei5 heoi3 dou3 mei5 gwok3 zau6 wui2 gwaa3 zyu6 jat6 bun2 di1 je5 sik6 gaa3 laa3 。
    • You will miss Japanese food in the United States.
  5. Cantonese
    你有冇啲咩嘢食系特别钟意或者唔钟意㗎？
    你有冇啲咩嘢食係特別鍾意或者唔鍾意㗎？
    nei5 jau5 mou5 di1 me1 je5 sik6 hai6 dak6 bit6 zung1 ji3 waak6 ze2 m4 zung1 ji3 gaa3 ？
    • Do you have strong likes and dislikes for certain food?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多嘢食食剩咗喺度呀。
    好多嘢食食剩咗喺度呀。
    hou2 do1 je5 sik6 sik6 zing6 zo2 hai2 dou6 aa3.
    • There was a lot of food left over.
  2. Cantonese
    快餐店嘅嘢食系咁上下啦，唔好要求咁多。
    快餐店嘅嘢食係咁上下啦，唔好要求咁多。
    faai3 caan1 dim3 ge3 je5 sik6 hai6 gam3 soeng6 haa2 laa1, m4 hou2 jiu1 kau4 gam3 do1.
    • The fast food restaurant's product is all ordinary and mediocre. Don't expect too much.
  3. Cantonese
    啲嘢食干唔干净㗎？
    啲嘢食乾唔乾淨㗎？
    di1 je5 sik6 gon1 m4 gon1 zeng6 gaa3?
    • Is the food clean and safe here?
  4. Cantonese
    记得望一望个营养标签先好买嘢食呀！
    記得望一望個營養標簽先好買嘢食呀！
    gei3 dak1 mong6 jat1 mong6 go3 jing4 joeng5 biu1 cim1 sin1 hou2 maai5 je5 sik6 aa3!
    • Remember to read the nutrition label before buying food!
  5. Cantonese
    香港嘅嘢食大部份都系喺大陆入口。
    香港嘅嘢食大部份都係喺大陸入口。
    hoeng1 gong2 ge3 je5 sik6 daai6 bou6 fan6 dou1 hai6 hai2 daai6 luk6 jap6 hau2.
    • Most of the food in Hong Kong is imported from mainland China.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢头有咩好嘢食？
    呢頭有咩好嘢食？
    ni1 tau4 jau5 me1 hou2 je5 sik6?
  2. Cantonese
    食蒲飞梗系拎晒啲贵夹唔饱嘅嘢食啦。
    食蒲飛梗係拎晒啲貴夾唔飽嘅嘢食啦。
    sik6 bou6 fei1 gang2 hai6 ling1 saai3 di1 gwai3 gaap3 m4 baau2 ge3 je5 sik6 laa1.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    得𠮶廿蚊仔，边够钱买嘢食呀？
    得嗰廿蚊仔，边够钱买嘢食呀？
    dak1 go2 jaa6 man1 zai2, bin1 gau3 cin2 maai5 je5 sik6 aa3?
    • With just a mere twenty bucks, how do we have enough to buy food?
  2. Cantonese
    够嗮嘢食
    夠嗮嘢食
    gau3 saai3 je5 sik6
    • having plenty of things to eat
  3. Cantonese
    趁机会偷嘢食
    趁机会偷嘢食
    can3 gei1 wui6 tau1 je5 sik6
    • filch food while the opportunity is there
  4. Cantonese
    呢间餐厅啲嘢食出咗名难食。
    呢间餐厅啲嘢食出咗名难食。
    ni1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 di1 je5 sik6 ceot1 zo2 meng2 naan4 sik6.
    • The food of this restaurant is (in)famous for being distasteful.
  5. Cantonese
    佢煮啲嘢食好食过外卖多多声。
    佢煮啲嘢食好食过外卖多多声。
    keoi5 zyu2 di1 je5 sik6 hou2 sik6 gwo3 ngoi6 maai6 do1 do1 seng1.
    • The food he cooks is way more delicious than takeaway food.