dim sum

English

Alternative forms

• dimsum

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 點心／点心 (dim² sam¹), literally “to touch the heart gently; to refresh the heart”.

Noun

dim sum (uncountable)

1. A Cantonese-style meal traditionally eaten in the morning or early afternoon, comprising tea and food typically placed in small steamer baskets or on small plates, and often served from carts that move around from table to table in a restaurant.
2. The food served at a dim sum meal, typically including dumplings, seafood, and desserts.
   • 2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin‎^[1], Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-22:

     King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:dim sum

Derived terms

• dim sum bond

Related terms

• dim sim

Descendants

• → Tagalog: dimsum (“Chinese dumplings”)

Translations

dim sum

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 點心 / 点心 (dim² sam¹)

  Hokkien: 點心 / 点心 (zh-min-nan) (tiám-sim)

  Mandarin: 點心 / 点心 (zh) (diǎnxīn)

• Finnish: dim sum (fi)
• French: dimsum (fr) m
• German: Dim Sum n, Dimsum n
• Hebrew: דים סאם
• Japanese: 点心 (ja) (てんじん, tenjin; てんしん, tenshin)
• Korean: 딤섬(點心) (dimseom)
• Portuguese: dim sum m
• Russian: димса́м (ru) m (dimsám), дяньси́нь m (djanʹsínʹ)
• Tagalog: dimsum
• Thai: ติ่มซำ (th) (dtìm-sam)
• Vietnamese: điểm sấm (vi)

See also

• yum cha

Portuguese

Noun

dim sum m (plural dim sums)

1. dim sum (Cantonese meal eaten in the late morning or early afternoon)