How to Say ‘Boxed lunch’ in Traditional Chinese
便當
biàn dāng
[biàn dāng]
💬 Usage Tip: 便當 (biàn dāng) is the Taiwan word, borrowed from Japanese. On the mainland, 盒飯 is more common.
Phrase Breakdown
便
biàn
[biàn]
convenient (first syllable of 便當, lunch box)
First character of 便當, a boxed meal; alone it means convenient.
我買了一個便當。
I bought a lunch box.
當
dāng
[dāng]
second syllable of 便當 (lunch box)
Together with 便 it forms 便當, a Taiwanese boxed lunch.
這個便當很好吃。
This lunch box is delicious.
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