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How to say “Ice Cream” in Cantonese — 雪糕 (syut3 gou1)

The Cantonese for “ice cream” is 雪糕 (syut3 gou1) — ice-cream | Mand.: 冰淇淋.

syut˗₃雪gouˉ¹糕

nounice-cream | Mand.: 冰淇淋

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Other ways to say “ice cream”

冰淇淋bing1 kei4 lam4

ice-cream | Cant.: 雪糕 | "淇淋" is the northern Chinese derivation of the English word "cream"

冰糕bing1 gou1

ice-cream; popsicle; ice-lolly; sorbet

Example sentences with 雪糕

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。

Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.

syut˗₃雪gaauˉ¹糕houˊ²好bingˉ¹冰

The ice cream is very cold.

maiˎ₄迷neiˎ₄你syut˗₃雪gaauˉ¹糕houˊ²好sikˍ₆食。

The mini ice cream is yummy.

diˉ¹啲syut˗₃雪gaauˉ¹糕jungˎ₄溶dou˗₃到saaˉ¹沙lam4.淋。

The ice cream melted until it was mushy.

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (syut3 gou1) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.