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  caan1   jyutping
  can1   pinyin
[1] meal; food; dinner
[2] dine; eat; have a meal
[3] [noun measure] number (for meals)
[4] [] [verbal measure] time (for eating, scolding, beating, etc) | []

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verbclassifier
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Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
Radical: (#184)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 14994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  sou3 caan1  su4 can1 = vegetarian meal; the traditional meal after a funeral
detail  caan1 sat1  can1 shi4 = small restaurant
detail  caan1 baau1  can1 bao1 = bun
detail  maan5 caan1  wan3 can1 = dinner, supper, evening meal
detail  daai6 caan1   = banquet, feast, a special meal or dish
detail  zou2 caan1  zao3 can1 = breakfast
detail  ng5 caan1  wu3 can1 = lunch
detail  lai6 caan1   = meals of the day
detail  caan1 teng1  can1 ting1 = café; restaurant; dining room
detail  caan1 gun2  can1 guan3 = restaurant
See all 81 compounds (CantoDict reports 83 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 餐
detail audio 餐廳好好
The food at that restaurant is excellent!
detail audio 今日早餐
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today
detail audio 今日唔會早餐
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast
detail audio 唔該一號拎走
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]
detail 父母早餐麵包
My parents eat toast for breakfast.
detail audio 不如雞記早餐!
Let's go to KFC have a breakfast.
detail audio 一日嘥時間
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.
detail 前日佢哋一齊食咗
They took their meal twice together the day before yesterday.
[Here, 餐 is [i]not[/i] a classifier that modifies the noun 飯. It is a verb measure that quantifies the verb 食.]
detail 餐廳例湯都係三幅被新鮮畀你
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.
detail 老細我哋依牙鬆槓
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!
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