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點菜

简点菜 · 繁點菜

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn cài

to order dishes (in a restaurant)

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–4 · dian3 cai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim2 coi3

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verb

to order (i.e. at a restaurant); to choose dishes

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