How to Say ‘No meat, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
不要肉，謝謝。
bù yào ròu xiè xiè
[boo yaow roh shyeah shyeah]
Phrase Breakdown
不要
bù yào
don’t want; no
Asks for an ingredient to be left out.
不要肉。
No meat.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[boo]
not
A negative word used to say no or not want something.
我不想要肉。
I don't want meat.
要
yào
[yaow]
want
Used to express wanting or requesting something.
我不要肉，我要菜。
I don't want meat; I want vegetables.
肉
ròu
[roh]
meat
Refers to animal meat in general, often pork, beef, or chicken.
這個便當有肉嗎？
Does this lunch box have meat?
謝謝
xiè xiè
[shyeah shyeah]
thanks; thank you
Used to sound polite when making requests at restaurants.
我跟店員說不要肉，然後說謝謝。
I told the staff no meat, and then said thank you.
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