粵

生saang1勾ngau1勾ngau1

saang1 ngau1 ngau1shēng gōu gōu

English

  1. (adjective) very much alive; living; (food) raw
  2. raw; normally used to describe food
  3. alive; in the flesh; still alive; "alive and kicking"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容仲係生嘅、未熟嘅食物
  2. 形容仲生存緊、未死嘅生物

Examples

  • 我一啖食落去,發現塊牛肉仲係生勾勾,完全未煮熟。

    I took a bite, and realized the beef was raw, totally uncooked. ----

  • 條魚仲係生勾勾噉,夠新鮮呀,我哋不如就買呢條啦。

    This fish is still wriggling. Let's buy this one for its freshness.

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

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