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McDull - Today's Lunch HK 《麥兜故事》：今日午餐

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caan1 餐

meal

ng5 午 caan1 餐

lunch

maan5 晚 caan1 餐

dinner

soeng4 常 caan1 餐

regular (set) meal

faai3 快 caan1 餐

fast (quick) meal
mai6 咪

…
lo1 囉

is a sentence structure for stating that something is (or should be) obvious. Example:
- mai6 咪
  
  hai6 係
  
  to be
  keoi5 佢
  
  he/she
  lo1 囉
  
  It’s obviously him.
A zik1 即 hai6 係 B

equal to
expresses that A and B are the same. In everyday speech, this is often slurred together as ze1 e6 .
- This can be literal:
  - mak6 麥 gei3 記
    
    McD (slang)
    zik1 即 hai6 係
    
    equal to
    mak6 麥 dong1 當 lou4 勞
    
    McDonalds (full)
    McD is equivalent to McDonalds.
- Or in the extended sense, can be considered equivalent / “it means that”:
  - leng3 靚 zai2 仔
    
    handsome boy
    zik1 即 hai6 係
    
    equal to
    zaa1 渣 naam4 男
    
    womanizer
    Handsome boys are womanizers.
- A common usage is
  gam2 噉
  
  zik1 即 hai6 係
  
  dim2 點
  
  aa3 啊
  
  ？ “and now what does this mean?”, often used by someone disgruntled by a situation and demand reparations.

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