飲茶 [饮－]

Jyutping jam2 caa4
Pinyin yǐn chá

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have tea and refreshments
  2. to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) drink tea
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    飲用​沖​好​咗​嘅​茶
    to drink tea
    • 飲茶可以幫助消化。
      饮茶可以帮助消化。
      jam2 caa4 ho2 ji5 bong1 zo6 siu1 faa3.
      Drinking tea can help digestion.
  2. 動詞
    去​茶​樓食​嘢​，​通常​只​係​指​喺​早市​或者​午市​嘅​時​候​食​點​心
    to go yumcha; to have dim sum at a teahouse, usually referring to a meal at the time of breakfast or lunch only
    • 阿公朝朝都會去酒樓飲茶。
      阿公朝朝都会去酒楼饮茶。
      aa3 gung1 ziu1 ziu1 dou1 wui5 heoi3 zau2 lau4 jam2 caa4.
      Grandpa goes to a teahouse to eat dim sum every morning.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to go yum cha; to have dim sum
    • 去飲茶
      去饮茶
      heoi3 jam2 caa4
      to go eat at a dim sum restaurant
  2. verb, Hakka, verb-object
    to drink tea
  3. noun
    yum cha (Cantonese-style meal, with dim sum and tea)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 下館子 – 下馆子
  2. 喝茶
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋饮茶会落糖。
    我哋飲茶會落糖。
    ngo5 dei2 jam2 caa4 wui5 lok6 tong4 。
    • We drink our tea with sugar.
  2. Cantonese
    你饮唔饮茶㗎？
    你飲唔飲茶㗎？
    nei5 jam2 m4 jam2 caa4 gaa3 ？
    • Do you drink tea?
  3. Cantonese
    我唔饮茶。
    我唔飲茶。
    ngo5 m4 jam2 caa4 。
    • I never drink tea.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋一路饮茶一路倾，好冇呀？
    我哋一路飲茶一路傾，好冇呀？
    ngo5 dei2 jat1 lou6 jam2 caa4 jat1 lou6 king1 ， hou3 mou5 aa3 ？
    • Let's talk over a cup of tea, shall we?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嫌呢间酒楼太多人食烟，所以好少嚟呢度饮茶。
    佢嫌呢間酒樓太多人食煙，所以好少嚟呢度飲茶。
    keoi5 jim4 ni1 gaan1 zau2 lau4 taai3 do1 jan4 sik6 jin1, so2 ji5 hou2 siu2 lai4 ni1 dou6 jam2 caa4.
    • He doesn't like the fact that people smoke in this restaurant, so he seldom comes here to yum-cha.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋三母子星期日都去饮茶。
    佢哋三母子星期日都去飲茶。
    keoi5 dei6 saam1 mou5 zi2 sing1 kei4 jat6 dou1 heoi3 jam2 caa4.
    • The mother and her two sons go to yum cha on Sundays.
  3. Cantonese
    听朝先陪你饮茶啦，好冇？
    聽朝先陪你飲茶啦，好冇？
    ting1 ziu1 sin1 pui4 nei5 jam2 caa4 laa1, hou2 mou2?
    • I'll go yum cha with you tomorrow morning instead, okay?
  4. Cantonese
    不如嗌埋佢去饮茶喇。
    不如嗌埋佢去飲茶喇。
    bat1 jyu4 aai3 maai4 keoi5 heoi3 jam2 caa4 laa1.
    • Why don't we ask him to tea?
  5. Cantonese
    去亲饮茶，我都会叫返碟肠粉。
    去親飲茶，我都會叫返碟腸粉。
    heoi3 can1 jam2 caa4, ngo5 dou1 wui5 giu3 faan1 dip6 coeng2 fan2.
    • I always order a dish of rice noodle rolls whenever I go to Chinese restaurants.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    去饮茶
    去飲茶
    heoi3 jam2 caa4
    • to go eat at a dim sum restaurant