慢慢吃

Chinese

		slowly; gradually	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
simp. and trad. (慢慢吃)		慢慢	吃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mànmàn chī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ maan⁶ hek³, maan⁶ maan^6-2 hek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mànmàn chī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mannmann chy
    • IPA ^(key): /ma̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ma̠n⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ maan⁶ hek³, maan⁶ maan^6-2 hek³
    • Yale: maahn maahn hek, maahn máan hek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ maan⁶ hek⁸, maan⁶ maan^6-2 hek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ man⁶ hég³, man⁶ man² hég³
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑːn²² mɑːn²² hɛːk̚³/, /mɑːn²² mɑːn²²⁻³⁵ hɛːk̚³/

Phrase

慢慢吃

1. bon appétit; enjoy your meal
2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 慢慢,‎ 吃.

See also

• 請慢用／请慢用 (qǐng mànyòng)