DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word hek faan - 吃饭 - hek3 faan6
(to eat in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
hek3 faan6
English translations
to eat, to have a meal, to make a living,
to be at table, to keep alive
Chinese characters:
吃饭
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吃饭 ( hek faan / hek3 faan6 ) in traditional characters
吃飯
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
mouth | meal
吃饭 ( hek faan / hek3 faan6 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 173)
吃饭 ( hek faan / hek3 faan6 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 173)
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