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lunch [lunches] (meal around midday) noun [UK: ˈlʌntʃ] [US: ˈlʌntʃ] | 午飯noun 午餐 /wǔcān/noun 午饭 /wǔfàn/noun |
lunch [lunched, lunching, lunches] (to eat lunch) verb [UK: ˈlʌntʃ] [US: ˈlʌntʃ] | 吃午飯verb 吃午饭 /chī wǔfàn/verb |
lunchbox (container for transporting meals) noun | 飯盒noun 饭盒 /fànhé/noun |
luncheon [luncheons] (formal meal served in the middle of the day) noun [UK: ˈlʌn.tʃən] [US: ˈlʌn.tʃən] | 午宴 /wǔyàn/noun |
packed lunch (picnic meal) noun | 自備的午餐noun 飯盒noun 饭盒 /fànhé/noun |
there's no such thing as a free lunch (nothing is free; everything has a price) phrase | 天下沒有白吃的午餐phrase |