湿炒牛河
sāp cháau ngàuh hòh

wet beef chow fun

Stir-fried like dry beef chow fun but then mixed with a thick sauce.

乾炒雞河
gōn cháau gāi hòh

chicken chow fun

Chow fun with chicken.

乾炒蝦河
gōn cháau hā hòh

shrimp chow fun

Chow fun with shrimp.

沙爹滑蛋蝦炒河
sā dē waaht dáan cháau hā hòh

shrimp w/ scrambled egg and satay chow fun

Chow fun with shrimp, scrambled egg, and satay sauce.

炒麵
cháau mihn | caau2 min6

stir-fried noodles

Chow mein is a general term for stir-fried noodles, including the steamed soft noodles familiar i...

咖啡
ga fē

coffee

Coffee is not exactly a traditional dim sum drunk, but it's a common offering with Hong Kong brea...

鮮奶咖啡
sīn náaih ga fē

latte

Personal Note During a trip to Macau, one of my colleagues unsuccessfully ordered a latte. This ...

可樂
hó lohk

cola

Cola soft drink. You would use this word when ordering a Coke (but there's another word specifica...

檸檬可樂
nìhng mūng hó lohk

lemon cola

Cola soft drink with slices of lemon.

健怡可樂
gihn yìh hó lohk

diet Coke

健 is healthy, 怡 is pleasure, and 健怡 is cola, so 健怡可樂 is healthy pleasure cola (which sounds more ...

百事
baak sih

Pepsi

The Cantonese for Pepsi is baak sih, which sort of sounds like Pepsi (the Mandarin pronuncation b...

jūk

congee

Rice porridge, also known as congee (originating from the Tamil word for rice porridge, kanji) or...

白粥
baahk jūk

plain congee

Plain congee, with nothing mixed in.

瑤柱白粥
yìuh chyúh baahk jūk

congee w/ dried scallops

Congee with dried scallops.

皮蛋瘦肉粥
pèih daahn sau yuhk jūk

pork w/ preserved egg congee

Congee with salty pork and preserved egg, which are eggs that jelly while encased in clay mixture...

魚片粥
yú pín jūk

fish congee

Congee with slices of fish fillet. This is a standard rice porridge served for breakfast and dim ...

生菜鯪魚球粥
sāang choi lèhng yùh kàuh jūk | saang1 coi3 lehng4 yu4 kau4 jūk

fish ball congee

Congee with fish balls and lettuce.

鴨絲粥
ngaap si jūk

shredded roast duck congee

Congee with shreds of roast duck.