How to say “Curry fish balls” in Cantonese

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gaa3 lei1 jyu4 daan2 · Curry fish balls

Fish balls simmered in mild curry sauce and sold on skewers or in a paper cup. Perhaps the best-known Hong Kong street snack.

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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