碗公

wǎngōng

noun

Measure Word

一个碗公 gè

Meanings

1 (Taiwan) very large bowl
2 an oversized eating bowl

Characters

big / father (augmentative suffix here)

Examples

他用碗公吃了三碗牛肉面。

Tā yòng wǎngōng chī le sān wǎn niúròumiàn.

He used a giant bowl to eat three servings of beef noodles.

夜市的碗公面分量超大。

Yèshì de wǎngōng miàn fènliàng chāo dà.

The night-market 'big-bowl noodles' come in enormous portions.

Tips

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Taiwanese Mandarin / Min Nan loan; you'll see it on night-market menus where 碗公面 advertises a huge serving. Mainland speakers say 大碗 (dà wǎn) instead.

Stroke Order

碗 wǎn

公 gōng