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  faan6   jyutping
  fan4   pinyin
[1] [n] cooked rice; cooked grain for food [2] [n] meal [3] [v] feed [4] [n] profession; means for living

Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#184)

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

This word has been viewed 29061 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  jaak3 faan6  ye1 fan4 = to eat
detail  faan6 ziu1   = scorched rice at bottom of rice pot
detail  baak6 faan6  bai2 fan4 = plain cooked rice
detail  sik6 faan6   = to have a meal
detail  caau2 faan6  chao3 fan4 = fried rice
detail  faan6 dim3  fan4 dian4 = restaurant; hotel
detail  faan6 tung2  fan4 tong3 = good-for-nothing; slacker
detail  maan5 faan6  wan3 fan4 = dinner
detail  zyu2 faan6  zhu3 fan4 = to cook rice; to cook
detail  aan3 zau3 faan6   = lunch
detail  ng5 faan6  wu3 fan4 = lunch
detail  faan6 guk6  fan4 ju2 = dinner party; banquet
detail  hek3 faan6  chi1 fan4 = to eat a meal
detail  gai1 faan6  ji1 fan4 = chicken rice
detail 便  bin6 faan6  bian4 fan4 = a simple meal; potluck
detail  dip6 tau4*2 faan6   = food with rice on a plate
detail  gai1 daan6*2 caau2 faan6  ji1 dan4 chao3 fan4 = egg fried rice
detail  faan6 loeng6  fan4 liang4 = appetite; eating capacity
detail  ging1 zai3 faan6   = economy rice
detail  sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3   = how are you? (informal)
detail  hei1 faan6  xi1 fan4 = congee; rice porridge
detail  tyun4 nin4 faan6   = family reunion dinner
detail  sik6 to1 haai4*2 faan6   = (of a man) to live off one's wife/girlfriend; to depend on one's wife/girlfriend for support
detail  sing6/zing6 faan6   = leftover rice or food
detail  daai6 wo1 faan6  da4 guo1 fan4 = food prepared for a large group of people; communal food
detail  tit3 faan6 wun2  tie3 fan4 wan3 = iron rice bowl — a secure job
detail  faan6 wun2  fan4 wan3 = ricebowl
detail  faan6 gun2  fan4 guan3 = restaurant (esp. Chinese)
detail  faan6 hap6*2  fan4 he2 = lunch box; packed lunch
detail  hoi1 faan6  kai1 fan4 = serve a meal
detail  caa4 jyu4 faan6 hau6   = at one's leisure
detail  zou2 faan6  zao3 fan4 = breakfast
detail  gaa1 faan6 zau2   = Jiafan wine
detail  caa1 siu1 faan6   = rice with barbequed (grilled) pork
detail  baak6 faan6 jyu4*2  bai2 fan4 yu2 = noodlefish
detail  hap6 zai2 faan6   = lunch box
detail  mai5 faan6  mi3 fan4 = boiled rice
detail  ci1 faan6  ci1 fan4 = glutinous rice
detail  faan6 tyun4  fan4 tuan2 = rice ball (a kind of snack), Onigiri, Omusubi
detail  faan6 hok3   = rice ladle
detail  caau2 laang5 faan6  chao3 leng3 fan4 = rehash an old theme
detail  lou1 faan6   = rice first boiled then strained and then steamed
detail  laang5 faan6  leng3 fan4 = leftovers of a meal
detail  lau6 laang5 faan6   = heat up rice already cooked
detail  faan6 tong4   = canteen
detail  faan6 toi4*2   = dining table
detail  faan6 bou1   = rice cooker
detail  bou1 faan6   = a casserole; rice cooked w/meat or sausage in same pot, latter served separately
detail  laan6 faan6   = rice cooked too long
detail  tim1 faan6  tian1 fan4 = to have another helping of rice
detail  sik6 jyun5 faan6  shi2 ruan3 fan4 = a ponce; a man who is supported by a woman (lit., "eat soft rice")
detail  jat1 caan1 faan6   = meal
detail  faan6 teng1   = dining room (of a well-to-do home); a mess hall
detail  fuk1 gin3 caau2 faan6   = fried rice with oyster sauce topping
detail  din6 faan6 bou1   = a rice cooker
detail  sik6 faan6 toi4*2   = a dining table
detail  haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6  xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4 = fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
detail  gam1 faan6 wun2   = a well-paid job (lit., "golden rice bowl"); "golden handcuffs"
detail  faan6 fai3   = a bill for regular meals (e.g., on a meal plan)
detail  aap3 faan6  ya1 fan4 = duck rice
detail  hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6  chi1 da4 guo1 fan4 = to mess together
detail  hek3 maan5 faan6  chi1 wan3 fan4 = to eat dinner
detail  baai2 faan6  bai3 fan4 = to lay out a meal
detail  nin4 je6 faan6  nian2 ye4 fan4 = New Year's Eve family dinner
detail  baau1 faan6  bao1 fan4 = get or supply meals at a fixed rate; board
detail  faan6 coek3/zoek3   = dining table
detail  sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3   = not admit one is wrong
detail  zou6 faan6  zuo4 fan4 = to prepare a meal; to cook
detail 便  gaa1 soeng4 bin6 faan6  jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 = a simple, homestyle meal; a commonplace occurrence
detail  tyun4 jyun4 faan6   = family reunion dinner
detail  faan6 caan2 tau4   = a cobra
detail  daa2 faan6   = to have a meal (lit., "hit the rice")
detail  daai6 caa4 faan6   = a big crime like an armed robbery, a large business deal, etc.
detail  daai6 wok6 faan6   = food prepared for a large group of people; communal food; a large mess (trouble)
detail  zyu2 faan6*2 po4   = housewife
detail  jyun5 faan6  ruan3 fan4 = indicates a man who depends on his woman for monetary support (lit., "soft rice")
detail  jyun5 faan6 wong4  ruan3 fan4 wang2 = a man who lives off a woman (lit., "soft rice king")
detail  jat1 gau6 faan6   = an idiot (lit., "a lump of rice")
detail  faan6 hei3 gung1 sam1   = feeling sleepy after eating food
detail  jyu4 ci3 lou1 faan6   = great meal
detail  jing3 cau4 faan6   = social dinner
detail  zin3 hang4 faan6  jian4 xing2 fan4 = farewell lunch
detail  sik6 baau2 faan6 dang2 si2 o1   = have nothing to do
detail  sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6   = could be good or could be bad (lit., "whether we eat porridge or rice...")
detail  bou1 nung1 faan6   = to overcook rice
detail  baak6 faan6 gaa1 sik1   = to add soy sauce to a bowl of white rice
detail  jaak3 faan6  chi1 fan4 = to eat a meal
detail  ak1 faan6 sik6   = make a living
detail  guk6 zyu1 paa2 faan6   = baked pork chop rice
detail  pan3 faan6  pen1 fan4 = very funny
detail  faan6 caan2 tau4   = Formosa cobra, Naja naja atra (Chinese Cobra)
detail  mai5 faan6 baan1 zyu2   = patron; supporter
detail  jat1 gau6 faan6   = a stupid idiot (lit., "an old lump of rice")
detail  fung6 zaau2 paai4 gwat1 faan6  feng4 zhao3 pai2 gu3 fan4 = steam rice with spareribs and chicken feet (common formation)
detail  daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2   = lose a job
detail  bou2 zyu6 faan6 wun2   = protecting one's means of making a living
detail  tou2 faan6  tao3 fan4 = to beg for food; to be a beggar
detail  faan6 tong4 taan1 dong3   = canteen stalls (common formation)
detail  bou2 faan6 wun2  bao3 fan4 wan3 = protecting one's means of making a living
detail  zyu2 faan6 zai2   = a clay pot; toy cooking utensils
detail  mou4 faan6 fu1 cai1   = a couple, where both partners cannot cook well
detail  caa4 faan6 bat1 si1  cha2 fan4 bu4 si1 = to lose one's appetite; to have no desire to eat or drink; to not even think about food
detail  jiu3 faan6  yao4 fan4 = to beg
detail  jiu3 faan6 dik1  yao4 fan4 de5 = a beggar
detail  tai2 sung3 sik6 faan6   = to be careful, to be cautious
detail  fu4 jung4 daan6*2 faan6   = rice with pork omelette
detail  sin1 ke4*2 ngau4 juk6 faan6   = rice with tomato and beef
detail  teoi4 faan6  tui2 fan4 = cheap bad-tasting food sold throughout canteens at Hong Kong universities
detail  saang1 mai5 dou1 zyu2 seng4 suk6 faan6  sheng1 mi3 dou1 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 [PRC]/ shou2 [TW] fan4 = what\\\'s done is done; things are irreversible
detail  laang5 faan6 coi3 zap1  leng3 fan4 cai4 zhi1 = leftovers
detail  gaak3 je6 faan6  ge2 ye4 fan4 = leftovers from the night before
detail  gin3 faan6  jian4 fan4 = of rice to rise or swell during cooking
detail  no6 mai5 faan6  nuo4 mi3 fan4 = glutinous rice; sticky rice
detail 漿  je4 zoeng1 faan6  ye2 jiang1 fan4 (Taiwan), ye1 jiang1 fan4 (PRC) = nasi lemak
detail  tong1 faan6  tang1 fan4 = rice soup
detail  bou1 zai2 faan6  bao1 zai3 fan4 = clay pot rice
detail  gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1  ge2 li2 fan4 xiang1 = the grass is always greener on the other side
detail  sing4 faan6  cheng2 fan4 = to fill a bowl with rice
detail  lau4 man1 faan6  liu2 wen2 fan4 = to bleed
detail  faan6 tyun4  fan4 tuan2 = rice ball (a kind of snack), Onigiri, Omusubi
detail  zung1 zai2 faan6  zhong1 zai3 fan4 = Steamed rice in a cup with Chinese sausage, eggs and vegetables etc.
detail  paau3 faan6  pao4 fan4 = cooked rice in soup
detail  faan6 sung3   = dishes
detail  si6 jau4 lou1 faan6   = poor meal; put on an act
detail 西  sai1 gung3 bou1 zai2 faan6   = Saigon special clay pot
detail 𦧲  loe1 faan6 jing3   = leap at the chance
detail  cou1 caa4 taam5 faan6  cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4 = homely fare
detail  faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2  fan4 qiu3 ru2 cao3 = live in abject poverty
detail  dau6 fu6 fo2 naam5 faan6  dou4 fu3 huo3 nan3 fan4 = braised tofu and roast pork with rice
detail  faan6 goek3  fan4 jiao3 = lunch buddy
detail  joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6   = fried rice Yangzhou style
detail  hoi2 naam4 gai1 faan6   = Hainanese chicken rice
detail  ho4 jip6 faan6   = steamed fried rice in lotus leaf wrapping
detail  jyun1 joeng1 faan6   = fried rice with tomato and white sauce topping
detail  hon4 gwok3 haau1 juk6 faan6   = rice plate with marinated Korean beef
detail  sek6 wo1 bun6 faan6   = dolsot bibimbap (lit., "stone pot mixed rice") (common formation)
detail  bun6 faan6   = mixed rice dish; bibimbap
detail  sek6 tau4 wo1 faan6   = dolsot bibimbap (Korean stone pot mixed rice)
detail  hon4 sik1 bun6 faan6   = bibimbap (Korean-style mixed rice)
detail  gwat1 dung2 faan6   = bibimbap (Korean-style mixed rice)

Showing 10 of 22 examples containing 飯
detail audio 定係食飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail 還是吃飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail audio 上星期朋友一齊晚飯
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.
detail audio 食飯洗手
One should wash one's hands before having a meal.
detail 食完先至
I'll have dinner first and then sort it out!
[Lit. eat-finish-rice only-then do. Std. Chinese: 吃完飯再計算吧]
detail 食飯定食
Do you want to eat rice or noodles?
[Lit. you want eat rice or eat noodle [particle]?]
detail 咁滯
The rice is almost done.
detail audio 食咗飯未呀
Have you eaten yet?
[This is also commonly used as a greeting akin to "how are you"?]
detail 中國人筷子食飯
Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals.
["揸" here is actually "to hold"]
detail 食飯享受
Having a meal is a joy.
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