粵

歡fun1迎jing4光gwong1臨lam4

simp欢迎光临
fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4huān yíng guāng lín

English

  1. Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
  2. welcome (greeting directed at customers upon entering a business); literally: your presence is welcome

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為你嘅到來感到開心;店舖歡迎客人嘅慣用語

Examples

  • 歡迎光臨,先生,幾多位?

    Welcome, sir. How many people are in your party?

  • 欢迎光临!

    Welcome.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 歡迎光臨。

    Please come.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 欢迎光临,现在人很多,请坐下来等一等。

    Welcome. Now that many people have arrived, please take a seat and wait for a while.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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