กวางตุ้ง(gwaang-dtûng)

Meanings

1NounA2

Chinese leafy greens; choy sum

Chinese leafy brassica vegetables grown for their edible leaves and stalks, especially choy sum; also called ผักกวางตุ้งผักกวางตุ้งpàk gwaang-dtûng1bok choy; pak choi2choy sum; Chinese flowering cabbage.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûng1Chinese leafy greens; choy sum2Guangdong; Cantoneseผัดpàtผัดpàt1stir-fry; stir-fried dish2[to] stir-fry [sth]3[to] postpone; put off; delayกระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)
I like stir-fried bok choy with garlic.
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แม่mâeปลูกbplòokกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngไว้wáiหลังบ้านlăng bâanแล้วláeoเอามาao maaต้มdtômจิ้มjîmน้ำพริกnáam prík
Mom grows bok choy in the backyard and boils it to eat with chili dip.
ร้านนี้ráan néeซุปsúpกวางตุ้งหวานgwaang-dtûng wăanกรอบgròpไม่mâiขมkŏmเลยloie
This shop’s bok choy soup is sweet and crisp, not bitter at all.
เชฟchépบอกว่าbòk wâaกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngอ่อนònจะjàอร่อยà-ròiที่สุดtêe sùtเมื่อmêuuaผัดpàtไฟแรงfai raengสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiก้านgâanยังyangกรอบgròp
The chef says young bok choy tastes best when stir-fried quickly over high heat so the stalks stay crisp.
2NounB1

Guangdong; Cantonese

Thai name for Guangdong Province in China and, by extension, its people, language (Cantonese), or things from that region.

Examples

ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to happen; occur; arise2(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedly3to be born4born (indicating birthplace/time)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)กวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûng1Chinese leafy greens; choy sum2Guangdong; Cantoneseและláeและláeand (coordinating)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1register; jargon; specialized language2language; tongueกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûng1Chinese leafy greens; choy sum2Guangdong; Cantoneseได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedคล่องklôngคล่องklông1liquid; having liquidity (finance)2unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth3nimble; deft4fluent; nimble
My aunt was born in Guangdong and speaks Cantonese fluently.
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ผมpŏmชอบchôpดูหนังdoo nǎngฮ่องกงhông gongพากย์pâakกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngเพราะpráwเสียงต้นฉบับsĭang dtôn chà-bàpได้dâiอารมณ์aa-romกว่าgwàa
I like watching Hong Kong movies dubbed in Cantonese because the original audio feels better.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngมีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-ponต่อdtòอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layและláeดนตรีdon-dtreeในnaiภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâakนั้นnánมากmâak
Cantonese culture greatly influences seafood cuisine and music in that region.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoหลายคนlăai konไปbpaiกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngเพื่อpêuuaศึกษาsèuk-săaเพลงplayngยืนยงyeun yongแบบbàepกวางตุ้งgwaang-dtûngและláeสำเนียงsàm-niangภาษาท้องถิ่นpaa-săa tóng tìn
Many travelers go to Guangdong to study traditional Cantonese music and the local dialect.

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