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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
企檯
- (Cantonese, US) waiter (Classifier: 個／个)
通常企檯記下客人點的餐後，就會拿到廚房下單，然後站在外面等師傅做好菜按鐘叫我們拿給客人。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
通常企台记下客人点的餐后，就会拿到厨房下单，然后站在外面等师傅做好菜按钟叫我们拿给客人。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2015, 于中, 世界日報 (World Journal), 企檯二三事
- tung1 soeng4 kei5 toi4-2 gei3 haa6 haak3 jan4 dim2 dik1 caan1 hau6, zau6 wui5 naa4 dou3 cyu4 fong4-2 haa6 daan1, jin4 hau6 zaam6 zoi6 ngoi6 min6 dang2 si1 fu6-2 zou6 hou2 coi3 on3 zung1 giu3 ngo5 mun4 naa4 kap1 haak3 jan4.
- Usually, after the waiter writes down what the customers order, he will take it to the kitchen to place the order, and then stand outside waiting for the cook to finish cooking and ring the bell to tell us to take the dishes to the customers.
Synonyms
- 侍應／侍应 (shìyìng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 侍應生／侍应生 (shìyìngshēng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 侍者 (shìzhě) (formal)
- 堂倌 (tángguān) (literary)
- 夥計／伙计 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
- 夥記／伙记 (huǒjì) (dated, informal)
- 小二 (xiǎo'èr) (dated)
- 服務員／服务员 (fúwùyuán)
- 服務生／服务生 (fúwùshēng) (chiefly male)
- 走堂 (zǒutáng) (literary, or Min Nan, dated)
- 走堂的 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 走桌 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 走桌的 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 跑堂 (pǎotáng) (dated)
- 跑堂的 (Jin)
Verb
企檯
- (Cantonese) to wait on tables; to perform the duties of a server