埋單
See also: 埋单
Chinese
[edit]| to finish; to close off | bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (埋單) | 埋 | 單 | |
| simp. (埋单) | 埋 | 单 | |
Etymology
[edit]埋 (maai4, “to finish; to close off”) + 單 / 单 (daan1, “bill”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˊ ㄉㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: máidan
- Wade–Giles: mai2-tan1
- Yale: mái-dān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maidan
- Palladius: майдань (majdanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maɪ̯³⁵ tän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maai4 daan1
- Yale: màaih dāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: maai4 daan1
- Guangdong Romanization: mai4 dan1
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːi̯²¹ taːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]埋單
- (chiefly Cantonese) to pay for the restaurant bill; to pick up the bill; to pay the check
- (figuratively) to accept responsibility
Synonyms
[edit]- (to pay for the restaurant bill):
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 結賬 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 買單 |
| Taiwan | 結賬, 買單 | |
| Singapore | 買單 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 睇數, 埋單, 找數 |
| Hong Kong | 埋單, 找數, 睇數 | |
| Taishan | 睇數, 結數 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 找數 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 埋單 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 買單 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 算數, 結數 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 結數 |
| Quanzhou | 結數 | |
| Zhangzhou | 結數 | |
| Tainan | 結數 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 結數 | |
| Chaozhou | 結數 | |
| Wenchang | 作數 | |
| Haikou | 作數 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 結數 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 算賬, 買單 |