giu3 sung3叫餸

Jyutpinggiu3 sung3

Yalegiu sung

Definition

To order food or dishes when dining out.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to ordering multiple shared dishes for the table rather than individual meals. It is the standard way to describe the process of choosing items from a menu in a Chinese restaurant. When eating alone or in a fast food setting, people typically use other terms like 嗌飯 or 買外賣.

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋heoi3去zau2酒lau4樓giu3叫sung3餸laa3喇。

Let's go to the restaurant to order food.

nei5你nam2諗zyu6住giu3叫sung3餸ding6定hai6係sik6食dip6碟tau2頭faan6飯？

Are you planning to order dishes or just have a single-plate meal?

Common phrases

giu3叫sung3餸sik6食faan6飯

to order dishes and have a meal

giu3叫gei2幾go3個sung3餸

to order a few dishes

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 叫外賣, which specifically means ordering food for takeaway or delivery. Using 叫餸 implies you are sitting down at a table to share dishes with others.