Cantonese · 11 September 2026 · Wet Market Shopping
買餸
maai5 sung3Jyutping
to buy groceries / to shop for food (for a meal)
verb-object
Refers specifically to the act of buying non-staple ingredients like meat, vegetables, and seafood to cook a meal. It is a cornerstone concept in daily Cantonese life, distinct from buying snacks or general household goods.
In a sentence
今晚阿媽去左買餸，話整阿哥最鍾意食嘅蒸水蛋。
Gam1 maan1 aa3 maa1 heoi3 zo2 maai5 sung3, waa6 zing1 aa3 go1 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 sik6 ge3 zing1 seoi2 daan2.
Mom went grocery shopping today and said she'd make the steamed egg that big brother loves the most.