goi3 faan6蓋飯盖饭
Jyutpinggoi3 faan6
Yalegoi faahn
Definition
Donburi; a Japanese dish of rice served with meat and vegetables on top.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a single bowl where the main dish is served directly over the rice, often associated with Japanese-style fast food. While the term is understood, many people in Hong Kong might simply use the specific name of the dish, such as 牛丼, or describe it as 飯餐 to emphasize the meal set aspect.
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I want to go eat a beef rice bowl.
Do you like the rice bowls at this place?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this term for traditional Chinese dishes served with rice on the side, as those are usually called 碟頭飯. Using 蓋飯 for a standard Cantonese diner meal can sound slightly unnatural or overly influenced by Japanese menu terminology.
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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.
