粵

餐caan1巾gan1

caan1 gan1cān jīn

English

  1. napkin
  2. table napkin; the cloth provided by restaurant while eating out, for the customers to wipe their mouths or cover their laps or chest, in order to prevent the garments from getting dirty.

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺出面食飯時,餐廳供應俾客人抹嘴或冚住大脾或胸前嘅布,以免整污糟衣物。(量詞:塊/條)

Examples

  • 請給我一張餐巾紙好嗎?

    May I have a napkin, please?

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 這裡有玻璃杯、盤子和餐巾。

    Here are the glasses, the plates and the serviettes.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 这些餐巾颜色相同,但大小不同。

    The colours of the napkins are the same, but the sizes are not.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

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

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