埋单 Traditional form: 埋單 Pinyin (reading): máidān Definitions: to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) (fig.) to bear responsibility Characters: 埋 - to bury; to conceal; to plant 单 - single, individual, only; lone Traditional characters: 埋 - to bury; to conceal; to plant 單 - single, individual, only; lone