嘢飲

Chinese

		(Cantonese) thing	drink
trad. (嘢飲)		嘢	飲
simp. (嘢饮)		嘢	饮

Etymology

Rebracketing of the construction “‹verb› + 嘢飲” (“‹verb› something to drink”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ jam²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ jam²
    • Yale: yéh yám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ jam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ yem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ jɐm³⁵/

Noun

嘢飲

1. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) beverage; drink

Synonyms

• 水 (shuǐ) (Malaysia, Singapore)
• 茶水 (cháshuǐ)
• 茶湯／茶汤 (chátāng) (literary)
• 酒水 (jiǔshuǐ)
• 飲品／饮品 (yǐnpǐn)
• 飲料／饮料 (yǐnliào)

 

Related terms

• 嘢食 (“food”)