大排檔

简 大排档 · 繁 大排檔
Mandarin · pinyin dà pái dàng

Meanings

  1. food stall; open-air restaurant
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
排
pái · row, rank, line
檔
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档
dàng · shelf; frame, crosspiece
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4–2–4 · da4 pai2 dang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 paai4 dong3

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noun

  1. dai pai dong (a collection of open-air street food stalls)

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