Chinese phrase
请把这道菜从账单里去掉 qǐng bǎ zhè dào cài cóng zhàng dān lǐ qù diào
Meaning
Please take this dish off the bill
When to use it
A polite request to remove a dish from a restaurant bill. It is used when a dish was not eaten or should not be charged.
Example dialogue
服务员，请把这道菜从账单里去掉，我们都没吃它。 fú wù yuán qǐng bǎ zhè dào cài cóng zhàng dān lǐ qù diào wǒ men dōu méi chī tā
Excuse me, please take this dish off the bill; none of us ate it.
好的，请问是哪一道菜？ hǎo de qǐng wèn shì nǎ yí dào cài
Okay, which dish is it?