Talking to a friend today, we recalled how waiters, particularly in crowded restaurants, used to call out gwan seoi! (滾水) literally boiling water! The cry is used when carrying pots of soup or tea but has become used to mean make way! for any dish.
I joked that perhaps ambulances in Guangzhou should install loudhailers emitting gwan seoi!, gwan seoi!, instead of a siren.
I joked that perhaps ambulances in Guangzhou should install loudhailers emitting gwan seoi!, gwan seoi!, instead of a siren.
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| Restaurants often provided musical entertainment too to diners |
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