Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

便當

biàndāng

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄤ

Simplified 便当 · mainland 盒飯

  1. 1convenient
  2. 2handy
  3. 3easy
  4. 4bento (a meal in a partitioned box)
  5. 5lunchbox
In Taiwan

The everyday word for a boxed meal in Taiwan, eaten at any hour and sold everywhere from convenience stores to railway platforms.

Example

我中午買了一個排骨便當。

wǒ zhōngwǔ mǎi le yíge páigǔ biàndāng

I bought a pork-chop bento for lunch.

Keep 便當 and it comes back until you know it.

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