粵

班baan1戟kik1

baan1 kik1bān jǐ

English

  1. pancake (a loanword)
  2. (English loan) pancake, a flat, thin cake made from batter cooked on a hot surface like a griddle or frying pan
  3. crêpe, a thin pancake often served with whipped cream and fruit (like mango) or savoury fillings (like spinach)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 熱香餅,一種用麪糊喺烤盤或平底鑊上面煎成嘅薄扁狀餅(量詞:件/塊)
  2. 可麗餅,一種薄身啲嘅熱香餅,通常會夾埋忌廉同生果(例如芒果)或者唔甜嘅餡(例如菠菜)一齊食(量詞:份/嚿)

Examples

  • 芒果班戟又平又好食,不過啲忌廉勁肥。

    Mango crêpes are cheap and tasty, but the whipped cream contains a ton of fat.

  • 每個星期日朝早,我都會特登早啲起身去麥記食班戟。

    Every Sunday, I wake up earlier in the morning just to have pancakes at McDonald's. ----

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

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