Chinese

Noun

企檯

1. (Cantonese) waiter

   通常企檯記下客人點的餐後，就會拿到廚房下單，然後站在外面等師傅做好菜按鐘叫我們拿給客人。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]

   通常企台记下客人点的餐后，就会拿到厨房下单，然后站在外面等师傅做好菜按钟叫我们拿给客人。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

   From: 2015: 于中, 世界日報 (World Journal), 企檯二三事

   Tung¹ soeng⁴kei⁵ toi^4-2 gei³ haa⁶ haak³ jan⁴ dim² dik¹ caan¹ hau⁶, zau⁶ wui⁵ naa⁴ dou³ cyu⁴ fong^4-2 haa⁶ daan¹, jin⁴ hau⁶ zaam⁶ zoi⁶ ngoi⁶ min⁶ dang² si¹ fu^6-2 zou⁶ hou² coi³ on³ zung¹ giu³ ngo⁵ mun⁴ naa⁴ kap¹ haak³ jan⁴. [Jyutping]

   Usually, after the waiter writes down what the customers order, he will take it to the kitchen to place the order, and then stand outside waiting for the cook to finish cooking and ring the bell to tell us to take the dishes to the customers.

Verb

企檯

1. (Cantonese) to wait on tables, to perform the duties of waiter