餐 [－]

Jyutping caan1
Pinyin cān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meal
  2. to eat
  3. classifier for meals
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) the unit of meals
  2. meal/to eat/classifier for meals, scolding, beating/a fix / dose of drug/a sex session
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    食物
    food; meal; cuisine
    • 早餐
      早餐
      zou2 caan1
      breakfast
    • 西餐
      西餐
      sai1 caan1
      western food
    • 常餐
      常餐
      soeng4 caan1
      regular meal
    • 自助餐
      自助餐
      zi6 zo6 caan1
      buffet
    • 餐單
      餐单
      caan1 daan1
      menu
    • 餐飲
      餐饮
      caan1 jam2
      drink with which a meal is served
    • 殘廢餐
      残废餐
      caan4 fai3 caan1
      spoon-fed meal
  2. 語素
    午餐肉​嘅​簡​稱
    abbreviation of 午餐肉,i.e. "spam", the canned meat, or luncheon meat
    • 餐蛋麪
      餐蛋面
      caan1 daan2 min6
      noodles served with spam and egg
    • 餐腿通
      餐腿通
      caan1 teoi2 tung1
      macaroni served with spam and ham
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to eat
    • 飽餐
      饱餐
      bǎo cān
      to eat one's fill
  2. character
    meal
    • 早餐
      早餐
      zǎo cān
      breakfast (lit. early meal)
  3. character
    cuisine; (type of) food
    • 西餐
      西餐
      xī cān
      Western-style food
    • 食美國餐
      食美国餐
      sik6 mei5 gwok3 caan1
      eat American food
  4. character, Cantonese, Gan, Xiang
    Classifier for beatings, scoldings, etc.
    • 打人一餐
      打人一餐
      daa2 jan4 jat1 caan1
      to give someone a beating
    • 做餐懵
      做餐懵
      zou6 caan1 mung2
      to do a lot for litter in return
  5. character
    Classifier for meals.
    • 一餐飯
      一餐饭
      yī cān fàn
      one meal
    • 每日食三餐
      每日食三餐
      mui5 jat6 sik6 saam1 caan1
      eat three meals a day
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. eat, dine
  2. meal
  3. food
  4. Cangjie Input
    YEOIV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #80
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #18
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #28
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    即使他们有很好的酒单，我也不想在这里用餐。
    即使他們有很好的酒單，我也不想在這裏用餐。
    jí shǐ tā men yǒu hěn hǎo de jiǔ dān ， wǒ yě bù xiǎng zài zhè lǐ yòng cān 。
    • Even if they have a good wine menu, I will not want to dine here.
  2. Mandarin
    我明天去野餐。
    我明天去野餐。
    wǒ míng tiān qù yě cān 。
    • I am going on a picnic tomorrow.
    • I'm going on a picnic tomorrow.
  3. Mandarin
    请送两份早餐过来。2号餐加两杯奶茶。
    請送兩份早餐過來。2號餐加兩杯奶茶。
    qǐng sòng liǎng fèn zǎo cān guò lái 。2 hào cān jiā liǎng bēi nǎi chá 。
    • Bring two breakfasts, please. Number 2 on the menu, and two teas with milk.
  4. Mandarin
    "妈妈，我能吃一块饼干吗？" "不行，不该在3餐间吃。"
    "媽媽，我能吃一塊餅乾嗎？" "不行，不該在3餐間吃。"
    " mā ma ， wǒ néng chī yī kuài bǐng gān ma ？" " bù xíng ， bù gāi zài 3 cān jiān chī 。"
    • "Mom, please can I have a biscuit?" "No, you can't; you shouldn't eat between meals."
    • "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."
  5. Mandarin
    你早餐吃什么？
    你早餐吃什麼？
    nǐ zǎo cān chī shén me ？
    • What do you have for breakfast?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你今朝有无食早餐呀？
    你今朝有無食早餐呀？
    nei5 gam1 ziu1 jau5 mou4 sik6 zou2 caan1 aa3 ？
    • Did you have breakfast this morning?
    • Did you eat breakfast this morning?
  2. Cantonese
    佢食早餐之前去咗公园放狗。
    佢食早餐之前去咗公園放狗。
    keoi5 sik6 zou2 caan1 zi1 cin4 heoi3 zo2 gung1 jyun2 fong3 gau2 。
    • She took her dog to the park before breakfast.
  3. Cantonese
    个餐牌有好多唔同种类嘅菜色。
    個餐牌有好多唔同種類嘅菜色。
    go3 caan1 paai4 jau5 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 zung2 leoi6 ge3 coi3 sik1 。
    • There was a great variety of dishes on the menu.
  4. Cantonese
    佢食早餐之前去咗散步。
    佢食早餐之前去咗散步。
    keoi5 sik6 zou2 caan1 zi1 cin4 heoi3 zo2 saan3 bou6 。
    • She took a walk before breakfast.
  5. Cantonese
    我冇食早餐，所以好肚饿。
    我冇食早餐，所以好肚餓。
    ngo5 mou5 sik6 zou2 caan1 ， so2 ji5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 。
    • I am hungry because I did not eat breakfast.
    • I'm hungry because I didn't eat breakfast.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿强为咗悭钱，餐餐食白面包充饥。
    阿強為咗慳錢，餐餐食白麪包充饑。
    aa3 koeng4 wai6 zo2 haan1 cin2, caan1 caan1 sik6 baak6 min6 baau1 cung1 gei1.
    • Keung takes white bread as meals to save money.
  2. Cantonese
    我每朝早餐都会食煎双蛋。
    我每朝早餐都會食煎雙蛋。
    ngo5 mui5 ziu1 zou2 caan1 dou1 wui5 sik6 zin1 soeng1 daan2.
    • I eat two fried eggs every morning.
  3. Cantonese
    不如去郊外野餐吖。
    不如去郊外野餐吖。
    bat1 jyu4 heoi3 gaau1 ngoi6 je5 caan1 aa1.
    • Let's go to the countryside to have a picnic.
  4. Cantonese
    呢间餐厅好有名㗎！
    呢間餐廳好有名㗎！
    ni1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 hou2 jau5 meng2 gaa3
    • This is a famous restaurant.
  5. Cantonese
    各位贵宾，酒席准备好喇，请移玉步去饭厅用餐。
    各位貴賓，酒席準備好喇，請移玉步去飯廳用餐。
    gok3 wai2 gwai3 ban1, zau2 zik6 zeon2 bei6 hou2 laa3, cing2 ji4 juk6 bou6 heoi3 faan6 teng1 jung6 caan1.
    • Dear honourable guests, the banquet is ready. Please kindly make your way to the dining hall and enjoy.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你身无分文，想食霸王餐呀！
    你身無分文，想食霸王餐呀！
    nei5 san1 mou4 fan1 man4, soeng2 sik6 baa3 wong4 caan1 aa4!
  2. Cantonese
    餐餐都食垃圾嘢，盏食死你啊！
    餐餐都食垃圾嘢，盞食死你啊！
  3. Cantonese
    下次唔使专登过嚟送早餐畀我喇，傻瓜。
    下次唔使專登過嚟送早餐畀我喇，傻瓜。
    haa6 ci3 m4 sai2 zyun1 dang1 gwo3 lai4 sung3 zou2 caan1 bei2 ngo5 laa3, so4 gwaa1.
  4. Cantonese
    依间餐厅啲野贵夹唔饱，下次唔好再嚟啦。
    依間餐廳啲野貴夾唔飽，下次唔好再嚟啦。
    ji1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 di1 je5 gwai3 gaap3 m4 baau2, haa6 ci3 m4 hou2 zoi3 lai4 laa3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    共进晚餐
    共進晚餐
    gòng jìn wǎn cān
    • to have dinner together
  2. Cantonese
    唔……不如去𠮶间餐厅吖！
    唔……不如去嗰间餐厅吖！
    m4...... bat1 jyu4 heoi3 go2 gaan1 caan1 teng1 aa1!
    • Hmm... let's go to that restaurant!
  3. Cantonese
    呢度食餐晏都要几嚿㗎。
    呢度食餐晏都要几嚿㗎。
    nei1 dou6 sik6 caan1 aan3 dou1 jiu3 gei2 gau6 gaa3.
    • Lunch costs a few hundred here.
  4. Cantonese
    美国餐有咩好食啫。
    美国餐有咩好食啫。
    mei5 gwok3 caan1 jau5 me1 hou2 sik6 ze1.
    • What's so good about American food anyway?
  5. Cantonese
    今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。
    今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。
    gam1 maan5 do1 zo2 loeng5 go3 jan4 lai4 ci1 caan1, tai2 lai4 jiu3 bou1 do1 jat1 mak1 mai5 zi3 gau3.
    • Since two more people are coming over for dinner tonight, it seems like we'll need to cook one more can of rice to have enough.