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Jyutping caa4 caan1 teng1
Pinyin chá cān tīng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a café which serves food
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    起源​自​香港​嘅​地道​大眾化​食肆​,​主要​提供​西餅​包點​、​港式​西餐​同飲品​,​亦​都​有​家常​小菜​、​粥​粉​麪​飯​等​中式​食品​(​量​詞​:​間​)
    Hong Kong-style cafe, or cha chaan teng, a kind of affordable local restaurant originated from Hong Kong that serves bread, cake, localised western cuisine, drinks, and sometimes Chinese dishes; literally: tea restaurant
    • 樓下間茶餐廳啲菠蘿包好好食。
      楼下间茶餐厅啲菠萝包好好食。
      lau4 haa6 gaan1 caa4 caan1 teng1 di1 bo1 lo4 baau1 hou2 hou2 sik6.
      The cha chaan teng downstairs serves really tasty pineapple buns.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style tea restaurant) (Classifier: 間/间 c)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 港式餐館 – 港式餐馆
  2. 茶餐廳 – 茶餐厅
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢响入境处纵火烧死人,坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要响香港做茶餐厅老板,真系杀人放火金腰带。
    佢響入境處縱火燒死人,坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要響香港做茶餐廳老闆,真係殺人放火金腰帶。
    keoi5 hoeng2 jap6 ging2 cyu5 zung3 fo2 siu1 sei2 jan4, co5 zo2 baat3 luk1 zau6 ceot1 faan1 lai4. ji4 gaa1 zung6 jiu3 hoeng2 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 caa4 caan1 teng1 lou5 baan2, zan1 hai6 saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 gam1 jiu1 daai2.
    • He spent only eight years behind bars for arson and killing two people in process. He even immigrated to Hong Kong and started a restaurant. Such a lack of divine retribution!
  2. Cantonese
    间茶餐厅好多阿叔打趸。
    間茶餐廳好多阿叔打躉。
    gaan1 caa4 caan1 teng1 hou2 do1 aa3 suk1 daa2 dan2.
    • There are many middle-aged men hanging around at the cha chaan teng.
  3. Cantonese
    冰室即系老式茶餐厅。
    冰室即係老式茶餐廳。
    bing1 sat1 zik1 hai6 lou5 sik1 caa4 caan1 teng1.
    • The "bing sutt" is an old type of restaurant.
  4. Cantonese
    间间茶餐厅都有得饮阿华田。
    間間茶餐廳都有得飲阿華田。
    gaan1 gaan1 caa4 caan1 teng1 dou1 jau5 dak1 jam2 o1 waa4 tin4.
    • You can order Ovaltine in every Hong Kong-style cafe.
  5. Cantonese
    就嚟七点,都系速速揾间茶餐厅医肚先。
    就嚟七點,都係速速揾間茶餐廳醫肚先。
    zau6 lai4 cat1 dim2, dou1 hai6 cuk1 cuk1 wan2 gaan1 caa4 caan1 teng1 ji1 tou5 sin1.
    • It's nearly seven. I'd better hurry up and get into a cha chaan teng to eat.