dai pai dong

noun

A kind of open-air food stall.

OriginCantonese 大牌檔 /大牌档 →
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Meanings

noundai pai dong (plural dai pai dongs)

plural dai pai dongs

  1. Hong KongA kind of open-air food stall.

Origin

  1. Cantonese大牌檔 /大牌档
  2. Englishdai pai dong

From Cantonese 大牌檔 /大牌档 (daai6 paai4 dong3).

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dai pai dong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dai%20pai%20dong

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“dai pai dong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dai%20pai%20dong. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dai pai dong,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dai%20pai%20dong.

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