食飽未

Chinese

to eat one's fill; to be full not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.
trad. (食飽未) 食飽
simp. (食饱未) 食饱
Literally: “are (you) full yet?; have (you) eaten?”.

Pronunciation


Phrase

食飽未

  1. (Hokkien, Cantonese, literal) are (you) full yet?
  2. (chiefly Min, figurative) how are (you)?

Usage notes

  • One may insert any pronoun or noun before this phrase to clearly identify the one being spoken about, but without those, context will usually by default imply "you" (the one being spoken to).

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: jiak ba buay