開枱 [开台]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    執好​張​枱​，​將​碗筷​擺好​，​準備​食飯
    to lay the table; to prepare the dining table for a meal
    • 開枱食飯喇！
      开台食饭喇！
      hoi1 toi2 sik6 faan6 laa3!
      Dinner's ready! Come and lay the table.
  2. 動詞
    打​麻雀
    to play mahjong; to set the table for mahjong
    • 今晚得唔得閒開枱啊？
      今晚得唔得闲开台啊？
      gam1 maan5 dak1 m4 dak1 haan4 hoi1 toi2 aa3?
      Do you have time to play mahjong tonight?
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開枱 [开－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to start a Mahjong game
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    够脚开枱喇。
    夠腳開枱喇。
    gau3 goek3 hoi1 toi4 laa3 。
    • Now we have enough people to play mahjong.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    开台食饭
    開枱食飯
    hoi1 toi2 sik6 faan6
    • to set the dining table
  2. Cantonese
    揾多个人凑埋开台麻雀。
    揾多個人湊埋開枱麻雀。
    wan2 do1 go3 jan2 cau3 maai4 hoi1 toi4 maa4 zoek2.
    • Let's find one more player to start the mahjong game.
  3. Cantonese
    开台食饭喇！
    開枱食飯喇！
    hoi1 toi2 sik6 faan6 laa3!
    • Dinner's ready! Come and lay the table.
  4. Cantonese
    今晚得唔得闲开台啊？
    今晚得唔得閒開枱啊？
    gam1 maan5 dak1 m4 dak1 haan4 hoi1 toi2 aa3?
    • Do you have time to play mahjong tonight?
  5. Cantonese
    点开台呀？都未凑够脚！
    點開枱呀？都未湊夠腳！
    dim2 hoi1 toi2 aa3? dou1 mei6 cau3 gau3 goek3!
    • How can we start playing mahjong? We don't even have enough people!