早茶

zǎochá
noun #47,443

Meanings

  1. 1 morning tea; yum cha (Cantonese breakfast with dim sum)

Examples

Guǎngzhōu rén zhōumò xǐhuan yì jiā rén qù hē zǎochá.
On weekends, Guangzhou families like to go out for yum cha together.
Tāmen diǎn le xiājiǎo, shāomài hé chángfěn dāng zǎochá.
They ordered shrimp dumplings, siu mai, and rice rolls for yum cha.

Tips

culture
A Cantonese institution: tea plus dim sum (点心) from roughly 7 a.m. to early afternoon. The verb is or 早茶 — you 'drink' the tea, and the dim sum rides along. Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and overseas Cantonese communities keep this strongest.

Stroke Order

zǎo
chá