Siu yeh

Late night meal

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Siu yeh

A snack shop in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong selling snacks for siu yeh

Traditional Chinese

宵夜

Simplified Chinese

宵夜

Cantonese Yale

sīu yé

Literal meaning

overnight (宵)
night (夜)

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	xiāo yè
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	sīu yé
Jyutping	siu1 je2

Siu yeh (Chinese: 宵夜; Jyutping: siu1 je2; Cantonese Yale: sīu yé; pinyin: xiāoyè) is a late night meal in the food culture of southern China. It is particularly associated with the cuisine of Hong Kong. It comes after dinner and is similar to supper; siu yeh is usually served in individual portions.^[1] For people working late night shifts, siu yeh is also associated with their post-midnight meals.^[2]

References

Citations

^ Cooper 1983, p. 183.
^ Treleaven 2016.

Works cited

Cooper, Eugene (1983). "Chinese Table Manners: You Are How You Eat". Human Organization. 45 (2): 179–184. JSTOR 44126118.
Treleaven, Sarah (31 August 2016). "Hong Kong's secret night meal". BBC.

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