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Barbecue pork / char siuin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

叉燒

caa1 siu1

Barbecue pork / char siu

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Use 食 with 叉燒 when talking about eating; 要叉燒 makes a brief food order.

Examples

咁我要叉燒飯

gam2 ngo5 jiu3 caa1 siu1 faan6

Then I’ll have char siu rice

叉燒賣晒喇

caa1 siu1 maai6 saai3 laa3

The char siu is sold out.