How to say “Chicken feet (phoenix claws)” in Cantonese
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Chicken feet fried, then braised and steamed in black bean sauce until soft. On menus they are politely called phoenix claws.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.