臘腸卷
laahp chéung gyún

Chinese sausage roll

This is a Chinese sausage wrapped in a steamed wheat bun, so it's also listed as Chinese sausage ...

河粉
hòh fán

chow fun

Cantonese wide flat rice noodles. The English pronunciation chow fun actually corresponds to the ...

乾炒牛河
gōn cháau ngàuh hòh

beef chow fun

A Cantonese classic, beef chow fun consists of wide flat rice noodles stir-fried with beef and be...

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.

炒貴刁
cháau gwai dīu

char kway teow

A popular Malaysian dish and street food staple, originally developed for Chinese in Southeast As...

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...

豉油皇炒麵
sih yàuh wòhng cháau mihn

soy sauce stir-fried noodles

Thin, crispy, stir-fried noodles tossed in soy sauce, this meatless Cantonese dish is a popular b...

菜心
choi sām

choy sum

Choy sum is a leafy green vegetable similar to Chinese broccoli.

蠔油菜心
hòuh yàuh choi sām

choy sum with oyster sauce

Choy sum boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce.

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...