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Chinese
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to finish; to close off
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bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain |
| trad. (埋單)
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埋
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單
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| simp. (埋单)
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埋
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单
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Etymology
埋 (maai4, “to finish; to close off”) + 單／单 (daan1, “bill”)
Pronunciation
Verb
埋單
- (chiefly Cantonese) to pay for the restaurant bill; to pick up the bill; to pay the check
伙記，埋單！ [Cantonese, trad.]
伙记，埋单！ [Cantonese, simp.]- fo2 gei3, maai4 daan1!
- Waiter, the bill, please!
- (figuratively) to accept responsibility
Synonyms
- (to pay for the restaurant bill):
Dialectal synonyms of
結賬 (“to pay a bill; to settle accounts”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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結賬
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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買單
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| Taiwan
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結賬, 買單
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| Singapore
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買單
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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睇數, 埋單, 找數
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| Hong Kong
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埋單, 找數, 睇數
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| Taishan
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睇數, 結數
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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找數
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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埋單
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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買單
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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算數, 結數
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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算數, 結數
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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算數, 結數
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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算數, 結數
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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算數, 結數
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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算數, 結數
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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結數
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| Quanzhou
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結數
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| Zhangzhou
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結數
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| Tainan
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結數
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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結數
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| Chaozhou
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結數
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| Wenchang
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作數
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| Haikou
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作數
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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結數
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| Wu
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Wenzhou
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算賬, 買單
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Descendants
- → Mandarin: 買單／买单 (mǎidān)