# 吃飯
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chīfàn
       (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci$^2$ fan$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hek$^3$ faan$^6$ / jaak$^3$ faan$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hiak$^1$ fan$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qiah$^6$ fan$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$chiq $^6$ve / $^7$chiq $^6$ve
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chīfàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chihfàn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^1$-fan$^4$
*** Yale: chr̄-fàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyfann
*** Palladius: чифань (čifanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ci$^2$ fan$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cfan
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹ fan²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hek$^3$ faan$^6$ / jaak$^3$ faan$^6$
*** Yale: hek faahn / yaak faahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hek$^8$ faan$^6$ / jaak$^8$ faan$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hég$^3$ fan$^6$ / yag$^3$ fan$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛːk̚³ faːn²²/, /jaːk̚³ faːn²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hiak$^1$ fan$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiak̚³³ fan³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qiah$^6$ fan$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵ fan¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chiq $^6$ve
*** MiniDict: chih$^入$ ve$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$qiq $^3$ve
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵ ve²³/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chiq $^6$ve
*** MiniDict: chih$^入$ ve$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴³ ve²³¹/

### Verb

吃⫽飯 (verb-object) (intransitive)
* to eat; to have a meal
    用筷子吃飯／用筷子吃饭 ― yòng kuàizi chīfàn ― to eat with chopsticks
    他很喜歡吃飯。／他很喜欢吃饭。 ― Tā hěn xǐhuān chīfàn. ― He loves to eat.
    你吃飯了嗎？／你吃饭了吗？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
    你吃過飯嗎？／你吃过饭吗？ ― Nǐ chī guò fàn ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
    你吃飯了沒有？／你吃饭了没有？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
       Wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ míngtiān yīqǐ qù chīfàn, bù zhīdào nǐ yǒu méiyǒu shíjiān. [Pinyin]
       I'd like to invite you out to have a meal tomorrow, if you have time.
       Nǐmen shōushi shōushi, zhǔnbèi chīfàn lou. [Pinyin]
       Pack up you lot and get ready to eat.
* to make a living
    你靠什麼吃飯？／你靠什么吃饭？ ― Nǐ kào shénme chīfàn? ― What do you do for a living?
       Wǒ xiànzài shīyè, chúle jiāo fángzū, hái yào chīfàn a, yālì dà a. [Pinyin]
       I'm out of work at the moment. Apart from paying rent I also have to make a living; it's very stressful.

#### Usage notes

Chinese people sometimes use the sentence 你吃飯了嗎？／你吃饭了吗？ ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? as a greeting. Its function is roughly equivalent to How’s it going? or How are you? in English.

#### Synonyms

* (to eat): (Sichuan) 吃伙食; (Hokkien) 唅飯／唅饭, 含飯／含饭; (Xiang) 𡎺冤枉
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吃飯, 用飯, 用餐, 用膳, 進餐, 進食 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 吃飯, 𠯪飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 吃飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 吃飯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 吃飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 𠯪飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 吃飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 吃飯, 𠯪飯 dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 吃飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 吃飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 吃飯, 吃肚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 吃飯, 剋飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 吃飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 吃飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 吃飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 吃飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 吃飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 吃飯, 幹飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 吃飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 吃飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 吃飯 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 食飯 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 食飯, ăn cơm |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 食飯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吃飯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吃飯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 食飯 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 食飯 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吃飯 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Datong | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Linhe | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Jining | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Handan | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 吃飯 |
| Jin | Suide | 吃飯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 饁飯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 食 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 食飯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 食糜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 食糜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 食飯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 食暝, 食飯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 食暝, 食飯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 食暝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 食暝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 食暝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 食暝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 食暝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 吃飯 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 食飯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 吃飯 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 吃飯 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 吃飯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 吃飯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吃飯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 吃飯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 吃飯 |
| Note | In some dialects, 吃飯 is written as 喫飯. | In some dialects, 吃飯 is written as 喫飯. |
* (to have a meal):
* 用膳 (yòngshàn) (formal)
* 用餐 (yòngcān) (formal)
* 進膳 / 进膳 (jìnshàn) (formal)
* 進食 / 进食 (jìnshí)
* 進餐 / 进餐 (jìncān) (formal)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 喫飯(きっぱん) (kippan)
* → Korean: 끽반(喫飯) (kkikban)
Others:
* ⇒ Russian: чифа́нька f (čifánʹka, “Chinese restaurant”)
* → Spanish: chifa (“Chinese restaurant”)

#### See also

* 喝 (hē)