餐廳

See also: 餐厅

Chinese

	eat; meal	(reception) hall; office
trad. (餐廳)	餐	廳
simp. (餐厅)	餐	厅
2nd round simp.	歺厅

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cāntīng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄢㄊㄧㄥ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цантин (cantin, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): caan¹ teng¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhôn-thâng

(Hailu, HRS): con^ˋ tang^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhan-thiaⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): cang¹ tian¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tshoe-thin; ¹tshe-thin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cāntīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄢㄊㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: canting
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻan¹-tʻing¹
  - Yale: tsān-tīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanting
  - Palladius: цаньтин (canʹtin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰän⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цантин (cantin, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰæ̃²⁴ tʰiŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caan¹ teng¹
  - Yale: chāan tēng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaan¹ teng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: can¹ téng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhôn-thâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: con^ˊ tang^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: con¹ tang¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰon²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: con^ˋ tang^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰon⁵³ tʰaŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhan-thiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshan-thiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhantviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /t͡sʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰan³³ tʰiã³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cang¹ tian¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshang thiaⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰĩã³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tshoe-thin; ¹tshe-thin
  - MiniDict: tshoe^平 thin; tshe^平 thin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tshoe-thin; ¹tshe-thin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰø⁵⁵ tʰin²¹/, /t͡sʰe⁵⁵ tʰin²¹/

Noun

餐廳

cafeteria; canteen; dining hall; dining room
restaurant
旋轉餐廳／旋转餐厅 ― xuánzhuǎn cāntīng ― revolving restaurant

我姨媽開餐廳嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我姨妈开餐厅嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ ji⁴ maa¹ hoi¹ caan¹ teng¹ ge³. [Jyutping]
My aunt runs a restaurant.

Synonyms

(cafeteria):

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食堂 (shítáng)
食飯廳 / 食饭厅 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
飯堂 / 饭堂 (faan⁶ tong⁴) (Cantonese)
飯廳 / 饭厅 (fàntīng)

(restaurant):

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糜店 (Puxian Min)
菜館 / 菜馆 (càiguǎn) (colloquial)
菜館子 / 菜馆子 (càiguǎnzi) (colloquial)
酒家 (jiǔjiā)
酒樓 / 酒楼 (jiǔlóu)
食堂 (shítáng)
食肆 (sik⁶ si³) (Cantonese)
飯店 / 饭店 (fàndiàn)
飯店仔 / 饭店仔 (Hokkien)
飯莊 / 饭庄 (fànzhuāng)
飯鋪 / 饭铺 (fànpù)
飯館 / 饭馆 (fànguǎn)
餐館 / 餐馆 (cānguǎn)
館子 / 馆子 (guǎnzi) (colloquial)

References

“餐廳”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.