How to say “Curry fish balls” in Cantonese
gaa3咖lei1喱jyu4魚daan2蛋
gaa3 lei1 jyu4 daan2 · Curry fish balls
Fish balls simmered in mild curry sauce and sold on skewers or in a paper cup. Perhaps the best-known Hong Kong street snack.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.