慢慢吃

Mandarin

Etymology

• 慢慢 ("slowly") + 吃 ("eat")

Interjection

慢慢吃 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin mànmànchī)

1. bon appétit; enjoy your meal

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8: