饮茶 (yǐn chá) — to drink tea; (Cantonese cultural context) to go for yum cha / dim sum
Definition
Literally 'drink tea', but in modern use 饮茶 usually means the Cantonese yum cha / dim sum tradition. Compare with 喝茶, which is the plain everyday 'drink tea' (any tea, any time).
verb
to drink tea(Cantonese cultural context) to go for yum cha / dim sum
Examples
- 饮茶。Wǒ men zhōu mò yì qǐ qù yǐn chá ba.Let's go for dim sum together this weekend.
- 饮茶。Tā měi tiān zǎo chén dōu yǒu yǐn chá de xí guàn.He has a habit of drinking tea every morning.
- ，，。Zuó tiān wǒ men yǐn le liǎng cì chá, yí cì zài zǎo chá, yí cì zài xià wǔ chá.Yesterday we had yum cha twice — once for morning tea and once for afternoon tea.
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