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開hoi1飯faan6

simp开饭
hoi1 faan6kai1fan4kāi fàn

English

  1. to start eating
  2. (verb) Dinner
  3. to serve a meal
  4. lunch is ready
  5. to start a meal; to start serving a meal
  6. to earn enough to feed one's family

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 準備食飯,將飯菜拎出嚟
  2. 維持生計

Examples

  • 晚餐將在六點半前開飯。

    Dinner will be ready by six-thirty.

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  • 開飯喇,幫手擺碗筷啦!

    Dinner's ready! Come and help place the cutlery. ----

  • 佢全家都等佢開飯,點可以唔努力。

    He need to earn enough to feed his family, so he must work hard.

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

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