caan1 daan1餐單餐单
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Definition
Menu; a list of food and beverages offered for a meal.
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How it's used
While 餐單 is the standard term for a menu in a restaurant, you will frequently hear people use the English loanword menu directly in casual speech. Using 餐單 sounds slightly more formal or descriptive, especially when referring to a specific list like a diet plan or a set meal list. It is common to hear it used in professional or health contexts, such as a nutrition plan.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
The menu at this restaurant seems to have changed.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 菜單, which is more common in written Chinese or Mandarin. While locals will understand 菜單, 餐單 is the preferred term in Hong Kong Cantonese for a restaurant menu.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
