Chinese

Noun

食堂

1. cafeteria; dining hall; restaurant (of an institution)

Synonyms

• 餐廳／餐厅 (cāntīng)
• 飯館／饭馆 (fànguǎn)
• 飯廳／饭厅 (fàntīng)

Derived terms

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #5644”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Etymology

Literally “food hall”: 食 ‎(しょく, shoku, “food”) +‎ 堂 ‎(どう, dō, “hall”)

Noun

食堂 ‎(hiragana しょくどう, romaji shokudō)

1. cafeteria, canteen, buffet, dining room, eatery

   社員食堂 (しゃいんしょくどう)

   shain shokudō

   staff cafeteria

See also

• レストラン ‎(resutoran): restaurant
• 料理屋 (りょうりや) ‎(ryōriya): restaurant

Korean

Noun

食堂 • ‎(sikdang) ‎(hangeul 식당)

1. Hanja form^? of 식당, “restaurant”.