How to pronounce hot pot
hot pot (the shared simmering pot) is 火锅 in Chinese, written huǒguō in pinyin and said hwaw-gwaw.
火锅
hwaw-gwaw
Sound by sound
- 火hwawThird tone: low, dipping down
- 锅gwawFirst tone: high and level
Food and drink
- xiaolongbao 小笼包 shyow-loong-bow
- jiaozi 饺子 jyow-dzuh
- baozi 包子 bow-dzuh
- mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐 mah-paw-doh-foo
- Peking duck 北京烤鸭 bay-jeeng-kow-yah
- jianbing 煎饼 jyen-beeng
- zongzi 粽子 dzoong-dzuh
- baijiu 白酒 buy-jyoh
- oolong tea (wulong) 乌龙茶 woo-loong-chah
- pu-erh tea (pu’er) 普洱茶 poo-ar-chah
- tangyuan 汤圆 tahng-ywen
- mooncake (yuebing) 月饼 yweh-beeng
- boba tea (zhenzhu naicha) 珍珠奶茶 jun-joo-nigh-chah
- tofu (doufu) 豆腐 doh-foo
How do you pronounce hot pot?
hot pot (the shared simmering pot) is 火锅 in Chinese, written huǒguō in pinyin and said hwaw-gwaw.
What are the tones in hot pot?
huǒ: third tone, low, dipping down; guō: first tone, high and level.
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