餸 (sòng) - Cantonese dish — refers to cooked dishes or & the main course in a meal.

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餸 · sòng

Cantonese dish — refers to cooked dishes or food accompanying rice in Cantonese cuisine;

the main course in a meal.

Cantonese dish — refers to cooked dishes orthe main course in a meal.

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Main dishSide dishDish to go with riceToday's dishesLeftover dishesHome

Synonyms

  • 菜— dish, vegetable (more general term used in Mandarin)
  • 肴— dish, delicacy (literary term)

Antonyms

  • 饭— rice, meal (the staple that dishes accompany)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This dish goes well with rice (送饭餸).
  • We ordered three dishes for dinner (三个餸).
  • What dishes are we having today?(今日食乜餸?)
  • Leftover dishes from yesterday(隔夜餸)

Collocations

  • Main dish(主餸)
  • Side dish(配餸)
  • Dish to go with rice(送饭餸)
  • Today's dishes(今日餸)
  • Leftover dishes(隔夜餸)
  • Home-cooked dishes(住家餸)

Idioms

  • Good dishes with good rice(好餸好饭)
  • No dishes to go with rice(冇餸送饭)
  • Dishes and rice are both available(有餸有饭)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese-speaking regions (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau) and among overseas Cantonese communities.
  • Reflects the importance of rice as staple food in Chinese cuisine, where dishes are considered accompaniments to rice.
  • The character is a regional variant created specifically for Cantonese vocabulary.

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