Definition
饮茶 literally means 'drink tea', but in Cantonese-speaking regions (especially Hong Kong and Guangdong) it specifically refers to the cultural practice of going to a teahouse or dim sum restaurant to eat small dishes (dim sum) while drinking tea — a social meal, not just drinking tea. It's a separable verb (离合词): you can insert measure words or modifiers between 饮 and 茶, like 饮过茶 ('have had tea/dim sum').
v.o.
to drink tea(Cantonese cultural context) to go for yum cha / dim sum
Examples
- 饮茶。Wǒmen zhōumò yìqǐ qù yǐn chá ba.Let's go for dim sum together this weekend.
- 饮茶。Tā měitiān zǎochen dōu yǒu yǐn chá de xíguàn.He has a habit of drinking tea every morning.
- ，，。Zuótiān wǒmen yǐn le liǎng cì chá, yí cì zài zǎochá, yí cì zài xiàwǔchá.Yesterday we had yum cha twice — once for morning tea and once for afternoon tea.
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