🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人賣咗 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zo2)
= sold off by someone / betrayed by someone
你居然同個薯仔講你下個月想遞信跳槽？一陣比人賣咗、去到老細耳邊你就知大鑊！
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@gonglogic.com🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人賣咗 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zo2)
= sold off by someone / betrayed by someone
你居然同個薯仔講你下個月想遞信跳槽？一陣比人賣咗、去到老細耳邊你就知大鑊！
@gonglogic.comCantonese quiz: remember this one?
比人買咗 (bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🍜 Dai Pai Dong and Nightlife
Cantonese word of the day: 夜生活 (je6 sang1 wut6)
= nightlife
Illustration: AI-generated.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Passive and Disposal Constructions
Cantonese word of the day: 比人 (bei2 jan4)
= by someone / by people (passive marker)
@gonglogic.com🛍️ Wet Market Shopping
Cantonese word of the day: 行街市 (haang4 gaai1 si5)
= to walk through / shop at a traditional wet market
@gonglogic.comCantonese quiz: remember this one?
茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🧩 Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
Cantonese word of the day: 食咗飯 (sik6 zo2 faan6)
= having eaten a meal / ate
@gonglogic.com🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 絲襪奶茶 (si1 mat6 naai5 caa4)
= silk stocking milk tea
唔該要一杯熱絲襪奶茶，要厚奶。
M4 goi1 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 si1 mat6 naai5 caa4, jiu3 hau5 naai5.
@gonglogic.comCantonese quiz: remember this one?
比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🏮 Lunar New Year and Festivals
Cantonese word of the day: 恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4)
= Wishing you prosperity and wealth
@gonglogic.comDid you know? Cantonese: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
@gonglogic.com🎬 Cantopop and Cinema Culture
Cantonese word of the day: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
= art-house film / romance-drama
佢平時粗粗魯魯，估唔到竟然鍾意睇文藝片。
Keoi5 ping4 si4 cou1 cou1 lou5 lou5, gu2 m4 dou3 gam3 jin4 zung1 ji3 tai2 man4 ngai6 pin2.
@gonglogic.comCantonese quiz: remember this one?
放工 (fong3 gung1)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
@gonglogic.com🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人買咗 (bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2)
= bought by someone / already purchased
@gonglogic.com🍜 Dai Pai Dong and Nightlife
Cantonese word of the day: 大牌檔 (daai6 paai4 dong3)
= open-air food stall / dai pai dong
今晚不如去大牌檔整兩味，吹吓水？
Gam1 maan5 bat1 jyu4 heoi3 daai6 paai4 dong3 zing2 loeng5 mei6, ceoi1 haa5 seoi2?
@gonglogic.com🧩 Negation Patterns
Cantonese word of the day: 唔 (m4)
= not / no / don't
既然新公司開出嚟個福利咁正，我冇理由唔遞信跳槽囉。
gei3 jin4 san1 gung1 si1 hoi1 ceot1 lai4 go3 fuk1 lei6 gam3 zeng3, ngo5 mou5 lei5 jau4 m4 dai6 seon3 tiu2 cou4 lo1.
@gonglogic.com🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1)
= Hong Kong-style diner / café
下晝去茶餐廳食個菠蘿油先。
Haa6 zau3 heoi3 caa4 caan1 teng1 sik6 go3 bo1 lo4 jau4 sin1.
@gonglogic.com🏮 Lunar New Year and Festivals
Cantonese word of the day: 農曆新年 (nung4 lik6 san1 nin4)
= Lunar New Year
今年農曆新年你諗住去邊度玩呀？
Gam1 nin4 nung4 lik6 san1 nin4 nei5 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 waan2 aa3?
@gonglogic.comDid you know? Cantonese: 比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2) = borrowed by someone / lent out to someone
A passive construction indicating that an item, equipment, or document has already been borrowed or taken on loan by someone else.
@gonglogic.com🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2)
= borrowed by someone / lent out to someone
