堂食

Traditional form:

堂食

Pinyin (reading):

tángshí

Definitions:

• to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶／外带 (wàidài))
• (restaurant) dine-in service

Characters:

• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
• 食 - food; to eat

Traditional characters:

• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
• 食 - food; to eat