yum cha

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 飲茶／饮茶 (jam2 caa4).

Noun

yum cha (uncountable)

A traditional (usually daytime, sometimes nighttime) Chinese meal, consisting of several small courses (dim sum) and Chinese tea.

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:dim sum

Translations

traditional Chinese meal

Chinese:
Cantonese: 飲茶, 饮茶 (yam² cha⁴)

Mandarin: 飲茶 (zh), 饮茶 (zh) (yǐnchá)

Min Nan: 飲茶, 饮茶 (ím-tê)
Finnish: yum cha

Japanese: 飲茶 (ヤムチャ, yamucha), ヤムチャ (yamucha)
Korean: 얌차 (yamcha)
Russian: ямча́ f (jamčá)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: ẩm trà (飲茶)

See also

dim sum

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