大牌檔 dà pái dàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. food stall
  2. open-air restaurant (originally Hong Kong usage, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4 pai2 dang4]

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
牌 pái signboard, placard
檔 dàng shelf; frame, crosspiece