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Chinese[edit]
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open; operate (vehicle); start
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food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
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trad. (開飯)
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開
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飯
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simp. (开饭)
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开
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饭
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Pronunciation[edit]
開⫽飯 (verb-object)
- to start eating
- to serve a meal
- 開飯了!/开饭了! ― Kāifàn le! ― The meal is served!
- 冇飯開/冇饭开 [Cantonese] ― mou5 faan6 hoi1 [Jyutping] ― to have no income (literally, “to have no meal to serve”)
Synonyms[edit]
- (to serve a meal): 上菜 (shàngcài)