生水
saang1 seoi2shēng shuǐ
English
- unboiled water
- describing sweet potatoes which are not tender after boiling
- some sort of food if let it open to air too long, or improperly treated, the liquid within would ooze out and affect the look and taste. Literally: grow water
- unboiled water
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指芋頭、馬鈴薯等等比較重澱粉嘅食物內裏未成熟,水份多,煮出來唔夠粉
- 某啲食物煮好後放響度唔食、或者處理不當,水份會滲返出嚟,影響觀感同口感
- 未煲過嘅水
Examples
生水唔飲得㗎!
Don't drink unboiled water!
啲番薯要煮熟啲啊,仲好生水啊!
The sweet potatoes have to be cooked longer, they’re still not tender!
唔好係咁攪啲粥啦,攪到生晒水喇。
Please stop stirring the congee; it's starting to release its liquid.
呢種生果一切開就要食,放耐咗會生水,噉就唔好食㗎喇。
Eat these fruits right after cutting them, or they'll start to lose their juice and won't taste as good.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk