"yum cha" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Cantonese 飲茶/饮茶 (jam2 caa4). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|飲茶|tr=jam2 caa4}} 飲茶/饮茶 (jam2 caa4) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yum cha (uncountable)
  1. A traditional (usually daytime, sometimes nighttime) Chinese meal, consisting of several small courses (dim sum) and Chinese tea. Wikipedia link: yum cha Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking, Meals, Tea Categories (place): Dim sum Related terms: dim sum Translations (traditional Chinese meal): 飲茶 /饮茶 (ím-tê) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 飲茶 /饮茶 (jam² caa⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 飲茶 /饮茶 (yǐnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), yum cha (Finnish), 飲茶 (yamucha) (alt: ヤムチャ) (Japanese), ヤムチャ (yamucha) (Japanese), 얌차 (yamcha) (Korean), ямча́ (jamčá) [feminine] (Russian), ẩm trà (alt: 飲茶) (Vietnamese)
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