tsapsuy
tsapsúy with stress marks
mixed vegetable dish (chopsuey)
Usage Note
Tsapsuy comes from Cantonese 'chop suey' (mixed pieces) and is a stir-fried mixed vegetable dish influenced by Chinese cuisine, popular in Filipino homes and restaurants. It typically includes cabbage, carrots, snow peas, and sometimes shrimp or meat, cooked with oyster sauce.
Examples
" Masarap ang tsapsuy mo. "
Natural Translation
Your chopsuey is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the chopsuey your.
" Nagluto si nanay ng tsapsuy. "
Natural Translation
Mother cooked mixed vegetable dish.
Literal Translation
Cooked mother of mixed vegetable dish.
" Tuwing may handaan sa amin, hindi puwedeng mawala ang tsapsuy dahil ito ang paborito ng halos lahat ng bisita. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we have a feast, the chopsuey can't be missing because it's the favorite of almost all the guests.
Literal Translation
Every has feast at us, not can be-missing the chopsuey because this the favorite of almost all of guests.
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