How to Say "Corn" in Cantonese

粟米

In Cantonese, corn is said as 粟米.

Corn (phrase).

What does it mean word for word?

The term 粟米 is composed of the characters 粟 (grain/millet) and 米 (rice/grain).

In some older Cantonese dialects, 'corn' was referred to as 番玉米 because the prefix 番 indicated the crop came from 'foreign' lands.
Cantonese cuisine frequently pairs 粟米 with 'fish maw' in luxury soups, a combination believed to be health-boosting in traditional Chinese medicine.
The word 粟 originally referred to 'foxtail millet' before it was absorbed into the term for maize, reflecting the shift in regional staple crops.

當佢哋講完呢啲嘢之後，佢哋倒咗佢哋嘅粟米，每個人都發現佢嘅錢綁喺佢個袋口。佢哋嘅父親雅各好驚訝，佢哋嘅父親雅各話：你令我冇仔女；約瑟唔喺度，西門被綁住，你要帶走便雅憫：所有呢啲惡事都落喺我身上。
When they had told this, they poured out their corn, and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together, their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon me.
This sentence is useful for seeing 粟米 used in the context of pouring out corn from a sack.
Tatoeba #13497046 by Davidgo5867, translation #7888785 by carlosalberto
我哋晚餐食返啲粟！
Let's have some corn for dinner!
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At a supermarket, choosing vegetables to cook.

子健 Tsz Kin

你想買粟米定係豆角？
nei5 soeng2 maai5 suk1 mai5 ding6 hai6 dau6 gok3?
Do you want to buy corn or green beans?
曉彤 Hiu Tung

我哋買粟米啦。
ngo5 dei6 maai5 suk1 mai5 laa1.
Let's buy corn.
子健 Tsz Kin

咁買多咗幾條粟米都好。
gam2 maai5 do1 zo2 gei2 tiu4 suk1 mai5 dou1 hou2.
Then it's good to buy a few extra ears of corn.
曉彤 Hiu Tung

好呀，我哋去嗰度攞。
hou2 aa3, ngo5 dei6 heoi3 go2 dou6 lo2.
Okay, let's go grab them over there.

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