Wet-market name sheet

What to call it, and what to point at. English, Chinese, Cantonese, Tagalog and Indonesian, with a photo of each.

Show this page to the stallholder or use it to ask for the right thing. The Chinese characters and the photo are the safest way to point. Cantonese is written in Jyutping.

Tagalog and Indonesian words are shown only where we found them in a published word list. Nobody who speaks those languages has reviewed this page yet. Where a word is missing, use the photo and the Chinese characters.

Meat

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  Chicken

  雞

  Cantonese: gai1

  Tagalog manokIndonesian ayam
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  Pork

  豬肉

  Cantonese: zyu1 juk6

  Tagalog baboyIndonesian babi
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  Beef

  牛肉

  Cantonese: ngau4 juk6

  Tagalog bakaIndonesian sapi
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  Spare ribs

  排骨

  Cantonese: paai4 gwat1

  Indonesian iga babi
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  Chicken wings

  雞翼

  Cantonese: gai1 jik6
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  Pork chop

  豬扒

  Cantonese: zyu1 paa2

Seafood

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  Fish

  魚

  Cantonese: jyu4

  Tagalog isdaIndonesian ikan
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  Prawn / shrimp

  蝦

  Cantonese: haa1

  Tagalog hipon (sugpo for large prawns)Indonesian udang
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  Squid

  魷魚

  Cantonese: jau4 jyu2

  Indonesian cumi-cumi
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  Clam

  蜆

  Cantonese: hin2
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  Oyster

  蠔

  Cantonese: hou4

  Tagalog talabaIndonesian tiram
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  Crab

  蟹

  Cantonese: haai5

  Tagalog alimangoIndonesian kepiting

Eggs and tofu

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  Egg

  雞蛋

  Cantonese: gai1 daan2

  Tagalog itlog
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  Tofu

  豆腐

  Cantonese: dau6 fu6

  Tagalog tofuIndonesian tahu

Vegetables

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  Bok choy

  白菜

  Cantonese: baak6 coi3
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  Choy sum

  菜心

  Cantonese: coi3 sam1
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  Spring onion

  蔥

  Cantonese: cung1
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  Ginger

  薑

  Cantonese: goeng1

  Tagalog luya
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  Garlic

  蒜頭

  Cantonese: syun3 tau4

  Tagalog bawangIndonesian bawang putih
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  Onion

  洋蔥

  Cantonese: joeng4 cung1

  Tagalog sibuyasIndonesian bawang bombai
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  Tomato

  番茄

  Cantonese: faan1 ke2

  Tagalog kamatisIndonesian tomat
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  Potato

  薯仔

  Cantonese: syu4 zai2

  Indonesian kentang
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  Carrot

  紅蘿蔔

  Cantonese: hung4 lo4 baak6

  Tagalog karotIndonesian wortel
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  Corn

  粟米

  Cantonese: suk1 mai5

  Tagalog maisIndonesian jagung
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  Dried shiitake

  冬菇

  Cantonese: dung1 gu1

  Tagalog kabute (mushroom)Indonesian jamur (mushroom)
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  Winter melon

  冬瓜

  Cantonese: dung1 gwaa1
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  White radish

  白蘿蔔

  Cantonese: baak6 lo4 baak6
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  Cucumber

  青瓜

  Cantonese: ceng1 gwaa1

  Tagalog pipino
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  Broccoli

  西蘭花

  Cantonese: sai1 laan4 faa1

  Indonesian brokoli
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  Pumpkin

  南瓜

  Cantonese: naam4 gwaa1

  Tagalog kalabasaIndonesian labu
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  Celery

  芹菜

  Cantonese: kan4 coi3
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  Lettuce

  生菜

  Cantonese: saang1 coi3

  Tagalog litsugasIndonesian selada
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  Eggplant

  茄子

  Cantonese: ke2 zi2

  Tagalog talongIndonesian terong
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  Long bean

  豆角

  Cantonese: dau6 gok3

Staples

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  Rice

  米

  Cantonese: mai5
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  Noodles

  麵

  Cantonese: min6

  Tagalog pansitIndonesian mi / mie

Photo credits

All photos are from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the licence shown. Click a name for the original file.

• Chicken: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
• Pork: Presixlla MOON, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Beef: Jellaluna, CC BY 2.0
• Spare ribs: Tim Evanson, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Chicken wings: ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Pork chop: Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0
• Fish: HaJunkiyada, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Prawn / shrimp: FASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Squid: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0
• Clam: Pratishkhedekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Oyster: Meinaidchowzoa, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crab: Pattaya Patrol, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Egg: Evan-Amos, Public domain
• Tofu: DryPot, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Bok choy: おむこさん志望, CC BY 2.5
• Choy sum: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Spring onion: Evan-Amos, Public domain
• Ginger: Judethedeus, CC0
• Garlic: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Onion: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Tomato: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Potato: Bff, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Carrot: domdomegg, CC BY 4.0
• Corn: Daderot, CC0
• Dried shiitake: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0
• Winter melon: GTSPACE, CC0
• White radish: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Cucumber: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Broccoli: HaJunkiyada, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pumpkin: Mozzihh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Celery: a Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Lettuce: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Eggplant: GTSPACE, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Long bean: David, Public domain
• Rice: Seb35, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Noodles: Midori, CC BY 3.0

Sources

Facts on this page come from these pages. We have summarised them in our own words.

• CC-Canto Cantonese dictionary (Jyutping)
• Hillman Wonders: Tagalog menu words
• Brainscape: Tagalog first 1000, day 4
• Transparent Language: Indonesian food and drink vocabulary
• Transparent Language: Indonesian meat and seafood vocabulary
• Kokowords: Indonesian food and drink