faai3 caan1 dim3快餐店
Jyutpingfaai3 caan1 dim3
Yalefaai chāan dim
Definition
Fast food restaurant; a quick-service eatery with self-service and pre-prepared food.
colloquialfoodplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to chain restaurants where self-service is the norm and food preparation is standardized for speed. While it covers global chains, it is also used for local Hong Kong style fast food outlets that serve items like baked rice or noodles. It carries a slightly utilitarian feel, emphasizing convenience over culinary quality.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Which fast food shop shall we go to for a meal later?
The fries at this fast food shop are much better than those elsewhere.
Related words
Common phrases
chain fast food restaurant
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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.
