How to say “Siu mai (pork and shrimp dumpling)” in Cantonese
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siu1 maai2 · Siu mai (pork and shrimp dumpling)
An open-topped steamed dumpling of pork and shrimp, often dotted with orange roe. Also a cheap street snack made mostly of fish paste.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.