小食

小食
Pronunciation
English Name

snack

Cantonese (Traditional)

小食

Mandarin (Pinyin)

xiǎo chī

Yale Romanization

síu sihk

Jyutping

siu2 sihk6

Character Breakdown

小 is small, and 食 is eat, so 小食 is basically small eats.

snack
About This Dish

Chinese snacks run the gamut from bakery goods to street food to candy.

Variations
京菜

Beijing cuisine
粵菜

Cantonese cuisine
潮州菜

Chaozhou cuisine
閩菜

Fujian cuisine
湘菜

Hunan cuisine
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Quick Facts
Categories:
小食
Yale:
síu sihk
Jyutping:
siu2 sihk6
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