sou3 caan1素餐
Jyutpingsou3 caan1
Yalesou chāan
Definition
Vegetarian meal or vegetarian food.
neutralfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to a meal that is vegetarian, often used in the context of dining out or ordering food. It carries a slightly more formal or institutional tone compared to simply saying食齋, which is the more common, everyday way to describe eating a vegetarian diet.
Measure word
caan1餐chānExamples
He really likes eating vegetarian meals usually.
Does the restaurant provide vegetarian meals today?
Related words
Common phrases
provide vegetarian meals
pre-order vegetarian meals
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 食齋, but 食齋 is a verb phrase describing the act of following a vegetarian diet, whereas 素餐 is a noun referring to the meal itself.
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