what`s the right pronounciation for CHIN DOI ( sweet dim sum

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Mike

what`s the right pronounciation for CHIN DOI ( sweet dim sum

Post by Mike »

In Hk you can buy this sweet ball ( I think they have some kind of sesame souce in it ) on the street and
you get it also for dim sum.
It tastes great !
Most Chinese people I ask have no clue how this is
called in Cantonese.
But in HK a seller told it is called sth. like CHIN DOI.
Is this written correctly ?
does anybody know the tones ?
do the words have some meaning ?
thanks a lot!
Keith

Re: what`s the right pronounciation for CHIN DOI ( sweet dim

Post by Keith »

In Hawaii, we grew up calling in jin dui and there was the type with "black sugar" dau sah and the one with coconut and pork haam (salty) jin dui. I'm not sure about the tones.
: In Hk you can buy this sweet ball ( I think they have some kind of sesame souce in it ) on the street and
: you get it also for dim sum.
: It tastes great !
: Most Chinese people I ask have no clue how this is
: called in Cantonese.
: But in HK a seller told it is called sth. like CHIN DOI.
: Is this written correctly ?
: does anybody know the tones ?
: do the words have some meaning ?
: thanks a lot!
hongkongite

Re: what`s the right pronounciation for CHIN DOI ( sweet dim

Post by hongkongite »

"jin dui" in chinese writing is 煎堆,
it pronounced as "jin deui"(in yale romanization)or "dzin1 doey1".
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