How to say “Caution: wet floor” in Cantonese

siu2小sam1心dei6地waat6滑

siu2 sam1 dei6 waat6 · Caution: wet floor

Literally careful, floor slippery. Seen on yellow signs in malls, stations and restaurants.

The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.

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