The Chinese word for meal is
餐
cān
Chinese Definition
| meal | |
| 1. 餐 | |
| 2. 膳食 | |
| 3. 顿 | |
| 4. 饭 |
Translations for meal and their definitions
| 餐 | |
| 1. to eat | |
| 飽餐 - to eat one's fill - | |
| 2. meal | |
| 早餐 - breakfast (lit. early meal) - | |
| 3. cuisine; (type of) food | |
| 西餐 - Western-style food - | |
| 食 美國 餐 - eat American food - | |
| 一 餐 飯 - one meal - | |
| 每日 食 三 餐 - eat three meals a day - | |
| 4. (Cantonese, Gan, Xiang) | |
| 打 人 一 餐 - to give someone a beating - | |
| 做 餐 懵 - to do a lot for litter in return - | |
| 5. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for *午餐肉, luncheon meat | |
| 餐 蛋daan6-2 麵 - noodle with luncheon meat and eggs - |
| 飯 | |
| 1. (neologism, slang) fans |
| 饭 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 飯 |
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