食

verb: to eat, to consume
吃

Examples

• 食飽未 (ziah8 ba2 bhuê7) — Have you eaten yet? (a common greeting)

verb: to drink (tea only)
喝（茶）

Covers both eating and drinking tea, unlike Mandarin, which uses 喝 for the latter. Alcohol and water take 啉 instead — see 啉.

Examples

• 食茶 (ziah8 dê5) — to drink tea