粵

芝zi1麻maa4

zi1 maa4zhī ma

English

  1. sesame (seed)
  2. trivial; small matter
  3. sesame seed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 學名脂麻,一種草本植物,平時係指芝麻種子,常見有黑色同白色,種子本身係常見食材、調味料,亦可以用來嚟搾油(量詞:粒/拃/堆)

Examples

  • 我阿爸阿媽成日為埋啲芝麻綠豆嘅嘢喺度嗌交,真係煩到死呀!

    My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 芝麻开门!

    Open Sesame!

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我吃了黑芝麻冰淇淋。

    I ate black sesame ice cream.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 我點了一份芝麻麵包,用來製作素食漢堡。

    I ordered a sesame seed buns for the veggie burgers.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 芝麻油

    sesame oil

  • 碟豬腸粉使唔使落芝麻?

    Do you want to add sesame seeds to the rice noodle rolls?

  • 芝士生菜加芝麻,人人食到笑哈哈。

    Cheese, lettuce and sesame, everyone loves it and can't resist eating more.

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

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