外賣 [－卖]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
  2. takeout (business)
  3. takeout (meal)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. take away
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    唔​係​喺​一​間​餐​廳​到​堂​食​，​而​係​攞​走​嘅​食物
    takeaway; food delivery
    • 外賣仔
      外卖仔
      ngoi6 maai6 zai2
      delivery boy
    • 點解我個外賣咁耐都未到嘅？
      点解我个外卖咁耐都未到嘅？
      dim2 gaai2 ngo5 go3 ngoi6 maai6 gam3 noi6 dou1 mei6 dou3 ge2?
      Why is my food delivery still not arrive yet?
  2. 近義詞
    拎走、攊走、行街
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    carryout; food delivery; food to go; takeout
    • 叫外賣
      叫外卖
      jiào wài mài
      to order food delivery
  2. verb
    to provide food to go or a food delivery service
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 帶走 – 带走
  2. 外帶 – 外带
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #556
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我今朝走咗架车，搞到返工迟到。食饭果阵，去亲边间餐厅都无位。买外卖又俾人撞跌盒饭，真系黑过墨斗。
    我今朝走咗架車，搞到返工遲到。食飯果陣，去親邊間餐廳都無位。買外賣又俾人撞跌盒飯，真係黑過墨斗。
    • I missed my bus this morning and was late at work. Every restaurant I wanted to have lunch in was full. On top of that, someone bumped into me and knocked my takeoff to the ground, how unlucky can I be?
  2. Cantonese
    外卖啲嘢食凉晒喇。
    外賣啲嘢食涼晒喇。
    ngoi6 maai6 di1 je5 sik6 loeng4 saai3 laa3.
    • The takeaway food has cooled down.
  3. Cantonese
    叫外卖
    叫外賣
    giu3 ngoi6 maai6
    • to order take-away food
  4. Cantonese
    原来洗碗个阿姨兼职去送外卖系冇额外人工㗎。
    原來洗碗個阿姨兼職去送外賣係冇額外人工㗎。
    jyun4 loi4 sai2 wun2 go3 aa3 ji1 gim1 zik1 heoi3 sung3 ngoi6 maai6 hai6 mou5 ngaak6 ngoi6 jan4 gung1 gaa3.
    • It turns out that the woman who washes dishes doesn't get paid extra for delivering the takeout orders.
  5. Cantonese
    份外卖包装得好整齐企理。
    份外賣包裝得好整齊企理。
    fan6 ngoi6 maai6 baau1 zong1 dak1 hou2 zing2 cai4 kei5 lei5
    • The takeaway packaging is neat and tidy.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    嗌外卖
    嗌外賣
    aai3 ngoi6 maai6
    • to order takeaway
  2. Mandarin
    叫外卖
    叫外賣
    jiào wài mài
    • to order food delivery