肉
juk⁶
The English word "meat" is translated into Cantonese as 肉 (juk⁶).
The word 肉 is used as a general noun for animal flesh, but in a culinary context, it is often used as a suffix to specify the type of meat, such as 牛肉 (beef) or 雞肉 (chicken meat).
Meaning: animal flesh used as food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
juk⁶
Did you know?
- In Cantonese, the word 肉 is often used in the phrase 肉酸 (literally 'sour meat') to describe a feeling of jealousy or being slighted.
- The character 肉 is used as a radical in many other Chinese characters, often appearing as a squeezed version ⽉ on the left side of the word.
- The term 肉感 (literally 'meat feeling') is used as a compliment to describe a person with a curvy or voluptuous physique.
Examples in context
- 我好少食肉。I rarely eat meat.This sentence is useful for expressing the frequency of eating 肉.Tatoeba #5795773 by nickyeow, translation #5791136 by CK
- 佢哋唔食肉。They don't eat meat.This sentence is useful for stating that someone does not eat 肉.Tatoeba #5943323 by nickyeow, translation #719207 by CM
- 你食唔食肉㗎？Do you eat meat?This sentence is useful for asking if someone eats 肉.Tatoeba #1780714 by nickyeow, translation #427988 by CM
- 我想點雞肉飯。I would like to order chicken rice.
- 我要一份燒豬肉。I want a serving of roasted pork.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to order for dinner.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan你想食啲咩？nei5 soeng2 sik1 di1 me1?What do you want to eat?
- 俊傑 Chun Kit我想食啲肉類。ngo5 soeng2 sik1 di1 juk6 leoi6.I want to eat some meat.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan咁我哋去食燒肉啦。gam2 ngo5 dei6 heoi3 sik1 siu1 juk6 laa1.Then let's go eat roast meat.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit好啊，我好鍾意食肉。hou2 aa3, ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 sik1 juk6.Okay, I love eating meat.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “meat” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
