慢慢吃

Chinese

		slowly; leisurely; gradually slowly; leisurely; gradually; little by little; step by step; progressively	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
trad. (慢慢吃)		慢慢	吃
simp. #(慢慢吃)		慢慢	吃

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mànmàn chī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ maan⁶ hek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mànmàn chī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mànmàn chih
    • Wade–Giles: man⁴-man⁴ chʻih¹
    • Yale: màn-màn chr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mannmann chy
    • Palladius: маньмань чи (manʹmanʹ či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ maan⁶ hek³
    • Yale: maahn maahn hek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ maan⁶ hek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ man⁶ hég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² maːn²² hɛːk̚³/

Phrase

慢慢吃

1. bon appétit; enjoy your meal
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 慢慢,‎ 吃.

See also

• 請慢用／请慢用 (qǐng mànyòng)