fàn

cooked rice; food; meal

DEFINITIONS

  • cooked rice
  • food
  • meal
  • cooked rice
  • CL:碗[wan3]
  • meal
  • CL:頓|顿[dun4]
  • (loanword) fan
  • devotee

WORDS

大鍋 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot; communal meal; (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
夾生 jiā shēng fàn half-cooked rice; (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]
不怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten; the good things in life are worth waiting for
kè fàn cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors; set meal
家常便 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
桌 xiǎo fàn zhuō dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch
館 xiǎo fàn guǎn tearoom; canteen; cafeteria
年夜 nián yè fàn New Year's Eve family dinner
憶苦 yì kǔ fàn unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships; fig. poor-tasting meal
手抓 shǒu zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang); pilau
dǎ fàn to get food at a canteen
碗 zhǎo fàn wǎn to look for a job
zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang); pilau
bàn fàn bibimbap (Korean cuisine)
tuán fàn to roll rice balls
散伙 sàn huǒ fàn farewell dinner party
新疆手抓 xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fàn Xinjiang lamb rice
施粥捨 shī zhōu shě fàn to provide alms and rice (idiom)
zǎo fàn breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
殘羹剩 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal; fig. remnants handed down from others
殘茶剩 cán chá shèng fàn spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal; crumbs from the feast
pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water
hùn fàn to work for a living
炒冷 chǎo lěng fàn to stir-fry leftover rice; fig. to rehash the same story; to serve up the same old product