aan3 zau3 faan6晏晝飯晏昼饭

Jyutpingaan3 zau3 faan6

Yaleaan jau faahn

名詞

Definition

Lunch; the midday meal.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the midday meal, though many speakers simply shorten it to 晏晝 to mean lunch time. It is significantly more common in casual daily speech than the formal term 午餐. When discussing the meal, it is very natural to use the verb 食 before it.

Measure word

caan1餐chān

Examples

nei5你gam1今jat6日aan3晏zau3晝faan6飯sik6食zo2咗mei6未aa4呀？

Have you had your lunch today yet?

ngo5我aan3晏zau3晝faan6飯soeng2想heoi3去sik6食caa4茶caan1餐teng1廳。

I want to go to a cha chaan teng for lunch.

Common phrases

sik6食aan3晏zau3晝faan6飯

to have lunch

aan3晏zau3晝faan6飯si4時gaan3間

lunch hour

Common mistake

Learners often confuse 晏晝, which means afternoon, with the meal itself. While 晏晝飯 is the meal, using just 晏晝 to mean lunch is common, but context is required to distinguish it from the time of day.