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The Chinese word for meal is

cān



meal

Chinese Definition


meal
     1.
     2. 膳食
     3.
     4.



Translations for meal and their definitions

     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 -


     1. (neologism, slang) fans


     1. Simplified form of 飯


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