點心
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See also: 点心
Chinese[edit]
to light, to kindle; to touch briefly | heart; mind | ||
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trad. (點心) | 點 | 心 | |
simp. (点心) | 点 | 心 |
Etymology[edit]
First appeared during the Tang dynasty, e.g. from the Book of Tang:
- 「唐鄭為江淮留侯,家人備夫人晨饌,夫人謂其弟曰:『治妝未畢,我未及餐,爾且可點心。』」
- Tang Zheng was the official for the Jianghuai region. (One day), after the servants prepared the morning meal, Tang's wife said to his brother, 'I have not finished doing my makeup. You can have some snacks (lit. refresh your hearts) before I am ready to eat.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
點心
Synonyms[edit]
- (snack): 餐點/餐点 (cāndiǎn)
- (pastry): 糕點/糕点 (gāodiǎn), 糕餅/糕饼 (gāobǐng); (Hokkien) 糕仔, 糕仔餅/糕仔饼
- (breakfast):
- (lunch):
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
點心
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (點心):
Others:
- → English: dim sum (via Cantonese)
- ⇒ English: dim sim
- → Kavalan: tiamsim (via Min Nan)
- → Korean: 딤섬 (dimseom, “dim sum”) (via Cantonese)
- → Thai: ติ่มซำ (dtìm-sam) (via Cantonese)
- → Vietnamese: điểm sấm (“dim sum”) (via Cantonese)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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點 | 心 |
てん Hyōgaiji |
しん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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點 | 心 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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點 | 心 |
Noun[edit]
點心
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