Saubiu

Cantonese like all Chinese dialects is monosyllabic; almost every syllable carries meaning. Not every word though, is made up of one syllable, for example:

• sau2biu1 - wristwatch (lit: hand watch)
• syutgwai - refrigerator (lit: snow cupboard)

Cantonese also has borrowed a lot of words from English, for example:

• chu1gu1lik1 - chocolate
• nei4lung4 - nylon
• wai4ta1ming - vitamin
• wai1sigei2 - whisky