Cantonese · Day 16 · Dim Sum and Yum Cha
飲茶
jam2 caa4Jyutping
to go for dim sum / to drink tea
verb-object phrase
The definitive Cantonese verb phrase meaning to go out for a meal of dim sum. While it literally translates to 'drink tea,' the focus is heavily on socializing and eating small sweet and savory dishes.
In a sentence
今日星期日，不如成家人一齊去飲茶囉。
gam1 jat1 sing1 kei4 jat6, bat1 jyu4 seng4 gaa1 jan4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 jam2 caa4 lo1.
Today is Sunday, why don't we go for dim sum as a whole family?