How to say “Sandwich” in Cantonese

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saam1 man4 zi6 · Sandwich

A loanword from English. Cha chaan tengs serve them toasted or plain, with the crusts cut off on request.

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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