粵

點dim2心sam1紙zi2

dim2 sam1 zi2diǎn xīn zhǐinferred

English

  1. dim-sum ordering sheet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾茶樓客人示意揀咩點心嘅紙;源於茶樓取消咗由侍應推車仔叫賣點心嘅做法,將所有點心嘅名印晒喺張紙度,客人揀好之後畀張紙侍應,侍應再將相應嘅點心送過嚟(量詞:張)

Examples

  • 唔好俾佢掂到張點心紙唧,佢次次叫親都多到食唔晒。

    Don't let him touch the dim-sum ordering sheet. He orders too many dim sum every time that we can't finish all.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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