吃飯

See also: 吃饭 and 喫饭

Chinese

	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
trad. (吃飯/喫飯)	吃/喫	飯
simp. (吃饭)	吃	饭
alternative forms	吔飯／吔饭 (jaak3 faan6) Cantonese
Literally: “to eat cooked rice (rice being such a staple, that it extends into generality)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chīfàn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄈㄢˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci² fan⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hek³ faan⁶ / jaak³ faan⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hiak¹ fan⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): qiah⁶ fan⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷chiq ⁶ve

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīfàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄈㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihfàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-fan⁴
  - Yale: chr̄-fàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyfann
  - Palladius: чифань (čifanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ci² fan⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cfan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩²¹ fan²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ faan⁶ / jaak³ faan⁶
  - Yale: hek faahn / yaak faahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ faan⁶ / jaak⁸ faan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ fan⁶ / yag³ fan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ faːn²²/, /jaːk̚³ faːn²²/

Note: jaak3 faan6 - colloquial.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hiak¹ fan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiak̚³³ fan³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qiah⁶ fan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵ fan¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷chiq ⁶ve
  - MiniDict: chih^入 ve^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq ³ve
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵ ve²³/

Verb

吃⫽飯 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to eat; to have a meal
用筷子吃飯／用筷子吃饭 ― yòng kuàizi chīfàn ― to eat with chopsticks

他很喜歡吃飯。／他很喜欢吃饭。 ― Tā hěn xǐhuān chīfàn. ― He loves to eat.

你吃飯了嗎？／你吃饭了吗？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)

你吃過飯嗎？／你吃过饭吗？ ― Nǐ chī guò fàn ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)

你吃飯了沒有？／你吃饭了没有？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)

我想約你明天一起去吃飯，不知道你有沒有時間。 [MSC, trad.]
我想约你明天一起去吃饭，不知道你有没有时间。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ míngtiān yīqǐ qù chīfàn, bù zhīdào nǐ yǒu méiyǒu shíjiān. [Pinyin]
I'd like to invite you out to have a meal tomorrow, if you have time.

你們收拾收拾，準備吃飯嘍。 [MSC, trad.]
你们收拾收拾，准备吃饭喽。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐmen shōushi shōushi, zhǔnbèi chīfàn lou. [Pinyin]
Pack up you lot and get ready to eat.
to make a living
你靠什麼吃飯？／你靠什么吃饭？ ― Nǐ kào shénme chīfàn? ― What do you do for a living?

我現在失業，除了交房租，還要吃飯啊，壓力大啊。 [MSC, trad.]
我现在失业，除了交房租，还要吃饭啊，压力大啊。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiànzài shīyè, chúle jiāo fángzū, hái yào chīfàn a, yālì dà a. [Pinyin]
I'm out of work at the moment. Apart from paying rent I also have to make a living; it's very stressful.

Usage notes

Chinese people sometimes use the sentence 你吃飯了嗎？／你吃饭了吗？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? as a greeting. Its function is roughly equivalent to How’s it going? or How are you? in English.

Synonyms

(to eat): (Sichuan) 吃伙食; (Hokkien) 唅飯／唅饭, 含飯／含饭; (Xiang) 𡎺冤枉

Dialectal synonyms of 吃飯 (“to eat; to have a meal”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吃飯, 用飯, 用餐, 用膳, 進餐, 進食
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	吃飯
	Taiwan	吃飯
	Chengde	吃飯
	Chifeng	吃飯
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	吃飯
	Heihe	吃飯
	Qiqihar	吃飯
	Harbin	吃飯, 𠯪飯
	Jiamusi	吃飯
	Baicheng	吃飯
	Changchun	吃飯
	Tonghua	吃飯
	Shenyang	吃飯
	Jinzhou	吃飯
	Malaysia	吃飯
	Singapore	吃飯
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	吃飯
	Tangshan	吃飯
	Cangzhou	吃飯
	Baoding	吃飯
	Shijiazhuang	吃飯
	Lijin	吃飯
	Jinan	吃飯
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	𠯪飯
	Dandong	吃飯
	Yantai	吃飯, 𠯪飯 dated
	Yantai (Muping)	吃飯
	Qingdao	吃飯
Central Plains Mandarin	Jining	吃飯
	Wanrong	吃飯
	Linfen	吃飯
	Zhengzhou	吃飯
	Kaifeng	吃飯
	Xinyang	吃飯
	Baihe	吃飯
	Xi'an	吃飯
	Baoji	吃飯
	Tianshui	吃飯
	Xining	吃飯, 吃肚子
	Xuzhou	吃飯, 剋飯
	Fuyang	吃飯
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	吃飯
	Lanzhou	吃飯
	Dunhuang	吃飯
	Hami	吃飯
	Ürümqi	吃飯
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	吃飯
	Nanchong	吃飯
	Dazhou	吃飯
	Hanyuan	吃飯
	Xichang	吃飯
	Zigong	吃飯, 幹飯
	Chongqing	吃飯
	Wuhan	吃飯
	Yichang	吃飯
	Xiangyang	吃飯
	Tianmen	吃飯
	Guiyang	吃飯
	Zunyi	吃飯
	Bijie	吃飯
	Liping	吃飯
	Zhaotong	吃飯
	Dali	吃飯
	Kunming	吃飯
	Mengzi	吃飯
	Guilin	吃飯
	Liuzhou	吃飯
	Jishou	吃飯
	Changde	吃飯
	Hanzhong	吃飯
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	吃飯
	Yangzhou	吃飯
	Lianyungang	吃飯
	Lianshui	吃飯
	Nantong	吃飯
	Anqing	吃飯
	Wuhu	吃飯
	Hefei	吃飯
	Hong'an	吃飯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	食飯
	Hong Kong	食飯
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	吃飯
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	食飯
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	食飯
	Taishan	吃飯
	Dongguan	食飯
	Yangjiang	吃飯
	Nanning	食飯
	Wuzhou	食飯
	Yulin	吃飯
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	吃飯
	Hepu (Shatian)	吃飯
	Beihai	食飯
	Beihai (Nankang)	食飯
	Beihai (Yingpan)	吃飯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	食飯
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	食飯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	食飯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	食飯
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	食飯
	Móng Cái	食飯, ăn cơm
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	食飯
Gan	Nanchang	吃飯
Gan	Pingxiang	吃飯
Hakka	Meixian	食飯
	Huiyang	食飯
	Yudu	食飯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	食飯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	食飯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	食飯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	食飯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	食飯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	食飯
	Hong Kong	食飯
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	食飯
	Senai (Huiyang)	食飯
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	食飯
Huizhou	Jixi	吃飯
Huizhou	Shexian	吃飯
Jin	Taiyuan	吃飯
	Yangyuan	吃飯
	Datong	吃飯
	Xinzhou	吃飯
	Lüliang (Lishi)	吃飯
	Changzhi	吃飯
	Linhe	吃飯
	Jining	吃飯
	Hohhot	吃飯
	Erenhot	吃飯
	Pingshan	吃飯
	Zhangjiakou	吃飯
	Handan	吃飯
	Linzhou	吃飯
	Suide	吃飯
Northern Min	Jian'ou	饁飯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	食飯
Southern Min	Xiamen	食飯
	Quanzhou	食飯
	Zhangzhou	食飯
	Singapore (Hokkien)	食飯
	Manila (Hokkien)	食
	Chaozhou	食飯
	Shantou	食飯
	Shantou (Chenghai)	食飯
	Bangkok (Teochew)	食飯
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	食飯
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	食飯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	食飯
	Singapore (Teochew)	食飯
	Leizhou	食糜
	Haikou	食糜
	Singapore (Hainanese)	食飯
Puxian Min	Putian	食暝, 食飯
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	食暝, 食飯
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	食暝
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	食暝
	Xianyou	食暝
	Xianyou (Fengting)	食暝
	Xianyou (Youyang)	食暝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	吃飯
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	食飯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	吃飯
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	吃飯
Wu	Shanghai	吃飯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	吃飯
	Suzhou	吃飯
	Danyang	吃飯
	Hangzhou	吃飯
	Wenzhou	吃飯
	Jinhua	吃飯
Xiang	Changsha	吃飯
	Loudi	吃飯
	Shuangfeng	吃飯
	Quanzhou	吃飯
Note	In some dialects, 吃飯 is written as 喫飯.

(to have a meal):

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用膳 (yòngshàn) (formal)
用餐 (yòngcān) (formal)
進膳 / 进膳 (jìnshàn) (formal)
進食 / 进食 (jìnshí)
進餐 / 进餐 (jìncān) (formal)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (吃飯):

→ Japanese: 喫飯(きっぱん) (kippan)
→ Korean: 끽반(喫飯) (kkikban)

Others:

⇒ Russian: чифа́нька f (čifánʹka, “Chinese restaurant”)
→ Spanish: chifa (“Chinese restaurant”)