How to say “Pineapple bun with butter” in Cantonese
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bo1 lo4 jau4 · Pineapple bun with butter
A warm pineapple bun split open with a thick slab of cold butter inside. A cha chaan teng favourite at breakfast or afternoon tea.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.