faan6 dim3飯店饭店

Jyutpingfaan6 dim3

Yalefaahn dim

名詞Rare

Definition

Hotel.

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How it's used

While 飯店 is understood as a hotel, it is far less common in daily Hong Kong speech than 酒店. Using 飯店 can sometimes sound slightly more formal or old-fashioned, or even imply a restaurant depending on the speaker's background, as the term is heavily used for eateries in other Chinese-speaking regions.

Measure word

gaan1間gān

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋gam1今maan5晚zyu6住bin1邊gaan1間faan6飯dim3店aa4呀？

Which hotel are we staying at tonight?

le1呢gaan1間faan6飯dim3店fuk6服mou6務hou2好caa1差，haa6下ci3次m4唔hou2好lai4嚟。

The service at this hotel is terrible, don't come back next time.

Common phrases

jap6入zyu6住faan6飯dim3店

check into a hotel

hou4豪waa4華faan6飯dim3店

luxury hotel

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the Mandarin usage where 飯店 almost exclusively refers to a restaurant. In Hong Kong, you should stick to 酒店 to avoid any ambiguity regarding whether you mean a place to sleep or a place to eat.