How to say “Hainanese chicken rice” in Cantonese
hoi2海naam4南gai1雞faan6飯
hoi2 naam4 gai1 faan6 · Hainanese chicken rice
Tender poached chicken with rice cooked in chicken stock, served with ginger and chilli sauces. Common in cha chaan tengs and food courts.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.