買單 (maai4 daan1) — call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants. This is the Mandarin rendition of the Cantonese original 埋單 due to tonal differences, i.e. Mandarin 買 sounds closer to Cantonese 埋 than Mandarin 埋 does. in Cantonese
maaiˎ₄買daanˉ¹單简 买单
Mandarin Pinyin: mai3 dan1
Meaning of 買單
nouncall for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants. This is the Mandarin rendition of the Cantonese original 埋單 due to tonal differences, i.e. Mandarin 買 sounds closer to Cantonese 埋 than Mandarin 埋 does.