咬飯 (ngaau5 faan6) — to eat [colloquial] in Cantonese
ngaauˏ₅咬faanˍ₆飯简 咬饭
Mandarin Pinyin: yao3 fan4
Meaning of 咬飯
nounto eat [colloquial]
Example Sentences with 咬飯
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想sik6,食，ngaauˏ₅咬faanˍ₆飯zaa3.咋。
Don't want to eat, just nibbling.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ngaanˏ₅眼fan3,瞓，ngaauˏ₅咬faan6.飯。
He's very sleepy, barely eating.
keoiˏ₅佢ngaauˏ₅咬faanˍ₆飯ngaauˏ₅咬dou˗₃到fan3zoek6.瞓著。
He fell asleep while picking at his food.
sai˗₃細louˊ²路ngaauˏ₅咬faanˍ₆飯sik6.食。
The kid is picking at his food.
neiˏ₅你ngaauˏ₅咬faanˍ₆飯ngaauˏ₅咬dakˉ¹得gam˗₃咁maan6?慢？
Why are you eating so slowly?
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