sai1 caan1西餐
Jyutpingsai1 caan1
Yalesāi chāan
Definition
Western food or Western-style meals.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to Western-style dining, which in the local context often implies a sit-down restaurant experience featuring steak, pasta, or soup. It is distinct from fast food, even if that food is Western in origin. When people want to specify a casual or quick meal, they will usually use terms like 快餐 instead.
Measure word
caan1餐chānExamples
Shall we go out for a Western meal tonight?
He really likes Western food, especially steak.
Related words
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
