si6 jing3 sang1侍應生侍应生

Jyutpingsi6 jing3 sang1

Yalesih ying sāng

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Definition

A waiter or waitress who serves food and attends to customers in a restaurant.

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How it's used

While this term is technically correct, it is increasingly formal or old-fashioned in daily life. Most people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword 侍應 or refer to staff as 伙記 when in casual dining settings like cha chaan tengs. Using the full form 侍應生 can sound slightly stiff or like you are reading from a textbook.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

go2嗰go3個si6侍jing3應sang1生hou2好jau5有lai5禮maau6貌aa4呀。

That waiter is very polite.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以giu3叫go3個si6侍jing3應sang1生gwo3過lai2嚟？

Can you ask the waiter to come over?

Common phrases

giu3叫si6侍jing3應sang1生

call the waiter

zou6做si6侍jing3應sang1生

work as a waiter

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 伙記, which is a very common, friendly, and informal way to address or refer to restaurant staff. Using 侍應生 in a casual local eatery might make you sound like a tourist or someone unfamiliar with local dining culture.