Kai vs Kuai - What's the difference?
kai | kuai |
food
* 1995 , Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
* 2003 , "RK", Maori TV'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
* 2003 , "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?!'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
An historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.
As nouns the difference between kai and kuai
is that kai is {{context|lang=en|NZ|informal}} food while kuai is an historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.As a proper noun Kai
is a given name derived from Germanic of modern usage.kai
English
Noun
(-)- Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
- i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai , go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
- Got to go now and get some kai .