📂 Food & Drink

One more bowl (再来一碗) — Chinglish Slang

📌 Quick Overview | 词条速览

Slang Name:One more bowl

Chinese:再来一碗

Type:Food & Drink / Chinglish Slang

🔎 Full Meaning | 完整释义

English:
A simple but powerful Chinglish request: "one more bowl please!" Used when you want a second helping of rice, noodles, soup, or anything bowl-shaped. The lack of "please" in the original sometimes makes it sound abrupt, but the repetition — "one more bowl" — has a charming, childlike directness.

中文:
一个简单但有力的中式英语请求:"再来一碗!"当你想要第二碗米饭、面条、汤或任何碗装食物时使用。有时不加"please"听起来有点突兀,但"one more bowl"的重复有一种可爱、孩子气的直接。

📜 Origin & Background | 词源与文化背景

"再来一碗" (zài lái yī wǎn, literally "again come one bowl") is the classic Chinese way of asking for more food. In Chinese restaurants, it's perfectly normal to call out "再来一碗" to the waiter. The Chinglish version "one more bowl" became iconic in Chinese restaurants abroad, where Chinese customers used it and confused non-Chinese staff.

中文:"再来一碗"是经典的中文要饭方式。在中国餐馆里,对服务员喊"再来一碗"完全正常。中式英语版"one more bowl"在海外的中餐馆成为标志性说法,中国顾客用它时让非华人员工摸不着头脑。

📖 Example Sentences | 双语实用例句

📌 Example 1
At a noodle shop:
"This noodles are so good!"
"Waiter! One more bowl please!"

在面馆:
"这面太好吃了!"
"服务员!再来一碗!"
📌 Example 2
Family dinner:
"Who wants more rice?"
"Me! One more bowl!"

家庭晚餐:
"谁还要米饭?"
"我!再来一碗!"
📌 Example 3
Hot pot night:
"The soup is almost empty!"
"Let's order one more bowl of broth."

火锅之夜:
"汤快没了!"
"再来一碗汤底。"
📌 Example 4
Caption on a food photo:
"This was so good I had one more bowl."
"And then another one more bowl."
"Relatable."

美食照配文:
"太好吃了我又来了一碗。"
"然后又一碗。"
"太真实了。"
📌 Example 5
At a friend's house:
"How's the food? Want more?"
"Yes please! One more bowl! Your cooking is amazing!"

在朋友家:
"饭菜怎么样?还要吗?"
"要!再来一碗!你做饭太好吃了!"
📌 Example 6
Restaurant review:
"Generous portions. I couldn't finish one more bowl even if I tried."
"But I wanted to. It was that good."

餐厅评论:
"分量很足。我即使想也吃不下一碗了。"
"但我想吃。就是那么好吃。"

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✍️ By Chinglish Lab Team · 📅 May 5, 2026
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