How to say “Sweet soup (tong sui)” in Cantonese
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tong4 seoi2 · Sweet soup (tong sui)
The family of Cantonese desserts, many served warm as soups or pastes. Going out for 糖水 after dinner is a Hong Kong habit.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.