29.9 Vocabulary: Special Requirements

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We can add special requirements after the food name or drink name.

星洲炒米 + 走蝦
sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5 + zau2 haa1
Singapore-Style Fried Rice Vermicelli + without shrimp

凍檸茶 + 少甜
dung3 ning2 caa4 + siu2 tim4
iced lemon tea + less sugar

We can add multiple special requirements.

凍檸茶 + 少甜 + 少冰
dung3 ning2 caa4 + siu2 tim4 + siu2 bing1
iced lemon tea + less sugar + less ice

Beginning with 走 zau2 (‘without’)

1.	走 + Ingredient	zau2 + Ingredient	without … Note: 走 zau2 means ‘without’ only in the context here. We don’t usaully use it to mean ‘without’ in other contexts.
2.	走青	zau2 ceng1	without green garnishes (e.g., green onion and coriander) (literally ‘without + green’)
3.	走蝦	zau2 haa1	without shrimp
4.	走甜	zau2 tim4	without sugar (literally ‘without + sweet’)
5.	走冰	zau2 bing1	without ice

6.	多 + Ingredient	do1 + Ingredient	more …
7.	多飯	do1 faan6	more rice
8.	多汁	do1 zap1	more sauce
9.	多甜	do1 tim4	more sugar (literally ‘more + sweet’)
10.	多冰	do1 bing1	more ice

11.	少 + Ingredient	siu2 + Ingredient	less …
12.	少飯	siu2 faan6	less rice
13.	少甜	siu2 tim4	less sugar (literally ‘less + sweet’)
14.	少冰	siu2 bing1	less ice

15.		加底	gaa1 dai2	to increase the portion of rice or noodles (literally ‘to add + bottom’)
16.		烘底	hong3 dai2	to toast (literally ‘to toast + bottom’)