飯
简 饭 · 繁 飯Meanings
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4 · fan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faan5 · faan6
Cantonese word readings for 飯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- any cooked grain (rice, millet, etc.)
- (particularly) cooked rice (Classifier: 碗 m c h mn)
- meal (Classifier: 頓/顿 m mn; 餐 m c)
- (dialectal Mandarin) noodles
- (Mainland China Hokkien) egg clusters shaped like rice balls (of some animals)
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete) to eat
- (obsolete) to give food to; to let someone eat; to feed
character · Etymology 2
- (neologism, slang) fans
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