How to say “Chinese kale (gai lan)” in Cantonese
gaai3芥laan2蘭
gaai3 laan2 · Chinese kale (gai lan)
A green vegetable with thick stems and a slightly bitter taste, often stir-fried with garlic or ginger.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.