粵

糖tong4水seoi2

tong4 seoi2táng shuǐ

English

  1. syrup
  2. (noun) dessert
  3. tong sui; a kind of soupy dessert in Cantonese cuisine with a wide variety of ingredients; literally "sugar water"
  4. sweetened water
  5. tong sui (sweet soup)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 廣東菜入面嘅飯後甜品,一般都係甜嘅湯水,入面有好多唔同嘅配料(量詞:碗)

Examples

  • 食糖水

    to have tong sui

  • 煲糖水

    to cook tong sui

  • 糖水舖

    dessert shop selling tong sui

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

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