How to say “Barbecue pork bun (char siu bao)” in Cantonese
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caa1 siu1 baau1 · Barbecue pork bun (char siu bao)
A fluffy steamed bun filled with sweet, saucy barbecue pork. The baked version with a glossy top is also common in bakeries.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.