自助餐

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Chinese

		to help oneself; to serve oneself; buffet	eat; meal
trad. (自助餐)		自助	餐
simp. ^#(自助餐)		自助	餐

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自助餐 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
chū-chō͘-chhan (Southern Min)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìzhùcān

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zo⁶ caan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-chhu-chhôn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-chō͘-chhan / chīr-chō͘-chhan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìzhùcān
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjhùcan
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chu⁴-tsʻan¹
  - Yale: dz̀-jù-tsān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuhtsan
  - Palladius: цзычжуцань (czyčžucanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶ caan¹
  - Yale: jih joh chāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶ tsaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zo⁶ can¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²² t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-chhu-chhôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii cu con^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ cu⁴ con¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰon²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-chō͘-chhan
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-tsōo-tshan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxzoxzhafn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-chō͘-chhan
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-tsōo-tshan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰan³³/

Noun

自助餐

buffet (food)
無論你想吃中國菜還是日本料理，自助餐都會有你喜歡的。 [MSC, trad.]
无论你想吃中国菜还是日本料理，自助餐都会有你喜欢的。 [MSC, simp.]
Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ, zìzhùcān dōu huì yǒu nǐ xǐhuān de.
Whether you want Chinese or Japanese food, the buffet will have what you like.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 自助餐 (“buffet”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		自助餐
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	自助餐, 吃到飽, buffet
Cantonese	Hong Kong	buffet, 自助餐, 任食, 放題 Japanese

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