買maai5單daan1

English

1. to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
2. An incorrect usage of 埋單 (means "The bill please.") due to speaking in Cantonese following the words used in Mainland directly. The phrase is the result of 埋單 being transliterated from Cantonese to Putonghua.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即埋單，本來只係用喺中國大陸，係廣東話埋單嘅普通話音譯，但而家有部份人會直接當成廣東話使用。unreviewed?

Examples

• 买单。

  The check, please.

  Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

• 我要買單！

  The check, please!

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 服務生，買單。

  Waiter, the bill please.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

• 服務員，買單。

  Waiter, check please.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 羊毛出在豬身上，狗來買單。

  The wool comes off the pig, and the dog pays the bill.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• unreviewed?

  買單呀！

  The bill please!