粵

正zing3餐caan1

zing3 caan1zhèng cān

English

  1. (regular) meal
  2. (in contrast to snacks, etc.) full meal
  3. full meal
  4. main course

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一日入面固定嘅早、午、晚三餐(相對於下午茶、宵夜呢啲零食)(量詞:餐/份)

Examples

  • 呢個細路仔太肥喇。除咗正餐,唔應該再食嘢。

    The child is too fat. He should not eat outside regular meals.

  • 不久就要吃正餐了。

    It'll soon be time for dinner.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 如果你想變瘦,就應該少點在正餐以外吃零食。

    If you want to become thin, you should cut back on the between-meal snacks.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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