Meanings
nountwo-dish rice (plural not attested)
- Hong Kongno pluralA meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.
Synonyms: this this rice
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nounA meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.
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Origin
- Cantonese兩餸飯 /两𩠌饭
- Englishtwo-dish rice
Calque of Cantonese 兩餸飯 /两𩠌饭 (loeng⁵ sung³ faan⁶, literally “two-dish rice”).
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