「埋單」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: maai4 daan1
Individual
Character Meaning:
埋 bury; also; intimate; spiritually close; to hide; to shut; to close; to join; to come close; to approach; to add up
單 thin; alone; only; single, alone; list; document; sheet of cloth; single; one; (maths.) odd; bill; receipt; order; transaction
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to pay the bill, usually after a meal in a restaurant
    (Cant.) 埋maai4單daan1嗰go2陣zan2唔m4好hou2俾bei2咁gam3多do1貼tip1士si2啊aa3。
    (Eng.) Don't tip too much when you pay the bill.
    (Cant.) 伙fo2記gei3,埋maai4單daan1!
    (Eng.) Waiter! The bill, please.
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2意ji3思si1,我ngo5哋dei6就zau6嚟lai4打daa2烊joeng2喇laa3,不bat1如jyu4幫bong1你nei5哋dei6埋maai4咗zo2張zoeng1單daan1先sin1吖aa1?
    (Eng.) Sorry, we're closing soon. Would you mind settling up now?
    (Cant.) 呢ni1餐caan1飯faan6好hou2抵dai2,埋maai4單daan1每mui5人jan4都dou1唔m4使sai2一jat1百baak3蚊man1。
    (Eng.) This meal is so cheap. It costs less than one hundred dollars per person.

  • to take responsibility; to bear the consequences
    (Cant.) 大daai6個go3女neoi2喇laa3,要jiu3記gei3住zyu6你nei5今gam1日jat6所so2做zou6嘅ge3事si6,第dai6日jat6都dou1係hai6要jiu3自zi6己gei2埋maai4單daan1㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) You are a grown up girl now. Keep in mind that you will have to take responsibility for your actions from now on.
    (Cant.) 明ming4明ming4係hai6佢keoi5做zou6錯co3事si6搞gaau2到dou3個go3項hong6目muk6超ciu1晒saai3支zi1,點dim2解gaai2要jiu3我ngo5哋dei6幫bong1佢keoi5埋maai4單daan1?
    (Eng.) It was obviously due to his mistake that we overspent on the project. Why should we have to bear the consequences for him?

  • to kill; to murder; to finish off
    (Cant.) 只zi2要jiu3埋maai4到dou2佢keoi5身san1,我ngo5一jat1拳kyun4就zau6可ho2以ji5埋maai4佢keoi5單daan1。
    (Eng.) If I can get close to him, I can kill him in one punch.

Synonym: Synonym: 睇數
See also: 孭飛 死 消磨 揼死 鋸 做 追殺 行兇 謀殺 埋數 打單 找數 捧餐 欠單 結帳 結賬 茶錢 落單 買單 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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