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Cooking oilin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

油

jau4

Cooking oil

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

When ordering food, 少油 asks for less cooking oil; combine it with 少鹽 for less salt.

Examples

可唔可以少油少鹽呀?

ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 siu2 jau4 siu2 jim4 aa3

could you use less oil and less salt?

呢度有冇油?

ni1 dou6 jau5 mou5 jau4

Is there any cooking oil here?