How to say “No eating or drinking” in Cantonese
cing2請mat6勿jam2飲sik6食
cing2 mat6 jam2 sik6 · No eating or drinking
Seen in MTR stations and trains, where eating and drinking is not allowed and can be fined.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.