How to say “Beef chow fun” in Cantonese
gon1乾caau2炒ngau4牛ho2河
gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho2 · Beef chow fun
Wide flat rice noodles stir-fried dry with beef, bean sprouts and soy. Cooks are judged on getting the smoky wok flavour without greasiness.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.