粵

起hei2筷faai3

hei2 faai3qǐ kuài

English

  1. bon appétit (spoken)
  2. (usually used at formal meals) to start eating; literally: to raise chopsticks

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 字面意思係拎起筷子,指開始食飯,通常用喺比較正式嘅場合

Examples

  • 請大家起筷喇!

    Bon appetit!

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

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