粵

加gaa1料liu2

gaa1 liu2jiā liào

English

  1. to feed in
  2. to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc)
  3. to supply
  4. fortified (with added material)
  5. to do sth in addition to achieve a better outcome
  6. to add strange things into food or drinks; to spike

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 加一啲額外嘅嘢,去達到好啲嘅效果
  2. 加一啲古怪嘅嘢落去嘢食嘢飲入面

Examples

  • 呢杯可樂加咗料喎!鹹嘅?

    This cup of coke tastes strange! Why is it salty?

  • 今晚加料,斬啲靚叉燒俾大家食吖。

    Let me bring some nice BBQ pork as an extra dish for you guys! ----

  • 杯嘢加咗料㗎,所以佢一飲就頭暈。

    The drink is spiked. That's why she got dizzy after a sip.

  • 今年呢間酒店喺聖誕前加料安排合唱團獻唱悦耳動聽嘅聖詩。

    This year the hotel has additionally arranged a choir to sing hymns before Christmas.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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