正餐 [－－]

Jyutping zing3 caan1
Pinyin zhèng cān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (regular) meal
  2. full meal
  3. main course
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一日​入面​固定​嘅​早​、​午​、​晚​三餐​（​相對​於​下午茶​、​宵夜​呢​啲​零食​）​（​量​詞​：​餐​／​份​）
    (in contrast to snacks, etc.) full meal
    • 呢個細路仔太肥喇。除咗正餐，唔應該再食嘢。
      呢个细路仔太肥喇。除咗正餐，唔应该再食嘢。
      ni1 go3 sai3 lou6 zai2 taai3 fei4 laa3. ceoi4 zo2 zing3 caan1, m4 jing1 goi1 zoi3 sik6 je5.
      The child is too fat. He should not eat outside regular meals.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    regular meal; breakfast, lunch, or dinner (Classifier: 頓／顿 m; 餐 c; 份 c)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在两次正餐间吃东西是不好的。
    在兩次正餐間吃東西是不好的。
    zài liǎng cì zhèng cān jiān chī dōng xī shì bù hǎo de 。
    • It is not good to eat between meals.
  2. Mandarin
    如果你想变瘦，就应该少点在正餐以外吃零食。
    如果你想變瘦，就應該少點在正餐以外吃零食。
    rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng biàn shòu ， jiù yīng gāi shǎo diǎn zài zhèng cān yǐ wài chī líng shí 。
    • If you want to become thin, you should cut back on the between-meal snacks.
    • If you want to get skinny, you should stop grazing between meals.
  3. Mandarin
    不久就要吃正餐了。
    不久就要吃正餐了。
    bù jiǔ jiù yào chī zhèng cān le 。
    • It'll soon be time for dinner.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个细路仔太肥喇。除咗正餐，唔应该再食嘢。
    呢個細路仔太肥喇。除咗正餐，唔應該再食嘢。
    ni1 go3 sai3 lou6 zai2 taai3 fei4 laa3. ceoi4 zo2 zing3 caan1, m4 jing1 goi1 zoi3 sik6 je5.
    • The child is too fat. He should not eat outside regular meals.