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Definition
Bento; a Japanese-style boxed meal packaged for convenient carrying.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the Japanese style of boxed meal, which often features a distinct arrangement of rice, protein, and vegetables. While it is widely understood in Hong Kong due to the popularity of Japanese cuisine, it is not a traditional Cantonese term for a generic packed lunch. Use 飯盒 for a standard, non-Japanese packed lunch or takeaway container.
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Shall we have bento for lunch today?
The food inside this bento is very rich.
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Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe a standard Hong Kong style takeaway lunch box, as that is almost always called a 飯盒. Using it for a regular local meal can sound slightly pretentious or inaccurate.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
