caan1 kaa1餐卡
Jyutpingcaan1 kaa1
Yalechāan kā
Definition
A meal card, lunch pass, or dining card.
colloquialschoolwork
How it's used
Commonly used in schools or corporate offices where employees or students use a prepaid card to pay for meals at a canteen. It functions as a stored value card specifically for dining purposes.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
