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.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:dim sum

Related terms

• dim sim

Translations

dim sum

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 點心, 点心 (dim² sam¹)

  Mandarin: 點心 (zh), 点心 (zh) (diǎnxīn)

  Min Nan: 點心 (zh-min-nan), 点心 (tiám-sim)

• Finnish: dim sum (fi)
• 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 (dimseom)
• Portuguese: dim sum m
• Russian: димса́м m (dimsám), дяньси́нь m (djanʹsínʹ)
• Thai: ติ่มซำ (dtìm-sam)
• Vietnamese: điểm sấm

See also

• yum cha

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Portuguese

Noun

dim sum m (plural dim sums)

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