白酒
baahk jáu

white wine

白 is white, and 酒 is liquor, so 白酒 is white liquor.

紅酒
hùhng jáu

red wine

紅 is red, and 酒 is liquor, so 紅酒 is red liquor.

美樂
méih lohk

merlot

The Chinese characters for Merlot sound like “merlot,” “méih lohk” in Cantonese, and “měi lè” in ...

黑比諾
hāk béi nohk

pinot noir

黑 is black, and 比諾 sort of sounds like pinot (the alternate 皮諾 even more so).

赤霞珠
chek hàh jyū

Cabernet Sauvignon

赤 is red, 霞 is cloud, and 珠 is bead, so 赤霞珠 is red cloud bead.

米酒
máih jáu

rice wine

Wine made from fermented rice.

紹酒
siuh jáu

Shiaoxing wine

Shaoxing wine is one of the best known traditional Chinese rice wines, dating back over two thous...

雲吞
wàhn tān | wan6 tan1

wonton

Wonton are typically deep-fried or boiled and served in soup. The literal translation cloud swall...

紅油抄手
hùhng yàuh chāau sáu

red oil wonton

These Sichuan wontons are boiled and marinated in chili oil, so they are often listed as wontons ...

雲吞麵
wàhn tān mihn

wonton noodle soup

Wonton noodle soup is a classic Cantonese comfort food, hot broth filled with boiled wonton (dump...

燒鴨雲吞麵
sīu aap wàhn tān mihn

roast duck wonton noodle soup

Wonton noodle soup with roast duck.

雲吞湯
wàhn tān tōng

wonton soup

Wonton dumplings served in a clear soup.

窩雲吞湯
wō wàhn tān tōng

wor wonton soup

Wonton served in a clear soup with a variety of vegetables and meats (shrimp, BBQ pork, chicken...).