粵

晏aan3晝zau3

simp晏昼
aan3 zau3yàn zhòu

English

  1. (noun) afternoon; noon; (adverb) in the afternoon; at noon
  2. (early) afternoon; sometimes refers to interval between noon and sunset
  3. short form of "lunch"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中午時段;有時指中午至到天黑之前呢段時間(量詞:個)
  2. 晏晝飯嘅簡寫(量詞:餐)

Examples

  • 你食咗晏晝未?

    Have you eaten lunch yet?

  • 今餐晏晝幾抵食。

    Today's lunch is quite inexpensive.

  • 我晏晝三點要開會。

    I have a meeting at 3pm. ----

  • 今日晏晝你會去邊啊?

    Where are you going in this afternoon?

  • 我今日晏晝唔想出街。

    I don't want to go outside this afternoon.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 森美等咗你成個晏晝。

    Sami waited for you all afternoon.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我今日晏晝有啲嘢做。

    I have something that I need to do this afternoon.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你哋今日晏晝得唔得閒呀?

    Are you guys free this afternoon?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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