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I love Chinese food, like steamed dim sum, and I can have noodles morning, noon and night, hot or cold. I like food that's very simple on the digestive system - I tend to keep it light. I love Japanese food too - sushi, sashimi and miso soup.
Shilpa Shetty

Meaning of "dim sum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIM SUM

Cantonese.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIM SUM

dim sum  [ˈdɪm ˈsʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIM SUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dim sum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIM SUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Dim sum

Dim sum /ˈdɪmˈsʌm/ refers to a style of Cantonese food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates. Dim sum is also well known for the unique way it is served in some restaurants, whereby fully cooked and ready-to-serve dim sum dishes are carted around the restaurant for customers to choose their orders while seated at their tables. Eating dim sum at a restaurant is usually known in Cantonese as going to "drink tea", as tea is typically served with dim sum.

Definition of dim sum in the English dictionary

The definition of dim sum in the dictionary is a Chinese appetizer of steamed dumplings containing various fillings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIM SUM


checksum
ˈtʃɛkˌsʌm
gigglesome
ˈɡɪɡəlsʌm
gleesome
ˈɡliːsʌm
some
sʌm
sum
sʌm
zero-sum
ˈzɪərəʊˌsʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIM SUM

dim
dim bulb
dim-out
dim-sighted
dim-witted
dim-wittedly
dim-wittedness
DiMaggio
Dimashq
dimble
Dimbleby
dimbo
dime
dime novel
dime store
dimenhydrinate
dimension
dimensional
dimensionality
dimensionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIM SUM

adsum
Aksum
alyssum
capital sum
cogito, ergo sum
corpus callosum
corpus cavernosum
dorsum
gypsum
helichrysum
Hilversum
logical sum
lump sum
odontoglossum
opossum
pensum
possum
responsum
sargassum
vector sum

Synonyms and antonyms of dim sum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dim sum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIM SUM

Find out the translation of dim sum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dim sum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dim sum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

点心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dim sum
570 millions of speakers

English

dim sum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धुंधला राशि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجموع الباهت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dim sum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিমে সমষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dim sum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dim sum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dim Sum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

点心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딤섬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dim sum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dim sum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மங்கலான தொகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंद रक्कम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dim sum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dim sum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dim sum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dim sum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dim sum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dowwe som
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dim sum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dim sum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dim sum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM SUM»

The term «dim sum» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM SUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dim sum

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Famous quotes and sentences with the word dim sum.
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Shilpa Shetty
I love Chinese food, like steamed dim sum, and I can have noodles morning, noon and night, hot or cold. I like food that's very simple on the digestive system - I tend to keep it light. I love Japanese food too - sushi, sashimi and miso soup.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIM SUM»

Discover the use of dim sum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dim sum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dim Sum Book: Classic Recipes from the Chinese Teahouse
Provides recipes for Chinese dishes traditionally served with tea and offers tips on what implements, ingredients, and cooking techniques to use
Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, 1982
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Yum Yum Dim Sum
Easy-to-read rhyming text introduces children to the varied Chinese foods called "dim sum," which means a little bit of heart.
‎2003
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Dim Sum
A contemporary collection of traditional Chinese appetizers
Vicki Liley, 2006
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Dim Sum Made Easy
These tasty tidbits make a meal or serve as appetizers, and allow diners to sample a wide range of foods, from dumplings to shrimp balls, in bite-sized portions.
Lucille Liang, 2006
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Dim Sum: The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch
The award-winning author of Every Grain of Rice introduces the Chinese culinary art of dim sum with a collection of sixty simple, authentic recipes for such treats as steamed and fried dumplings, Chinese pastries, meat or shrimp balls, ...
‎2002
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Dim Sum for Everyone!
A tasty morsel of a board book all about dim sum from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace Lin. A Chinese American family sits down to enjoy a traditional dim sum meal.
‎2014
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Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural ...
These are part of a new multiculturalism which, with its attendant joys and challenges, has become a fact of life in urban, suburban and even rural America.
Myra Alperson, 2001
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Quick & Easy Dim Sum Appetizers and Light Meals
She also covers essentials like how to make sweet and sour sauce, using a wok, steaming rice, making soup stock and preparing tea. The volume concludes with sections on menu planning, cooking methods, utensils and a glossary.
Judy Lew, 2007
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The Dim Sum of All Things
Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing an ...
Kim Wong Keltner, 2009
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Dim Sum: A Survival Guide
Master chefs explain their cooking methods, and even the art of tea drinking is covered in detail. Take this book to your nearest dim sum restaurant and let Liza show you how to yum cha like a local!
Liza Chu, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIM SUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dim sum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Restaurant review: Grand Imperial Court, Macau - tasty dishes …
Recommended dishes: we tried a mixture of dim sum and items from the main menu. The puff pastry dim sum was fantastic: the delicate fried ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Conference season is here again | Times Higher Education
Another friend wrote in hushed tones with details of a trip to Hong Kong and “being served foie gras, dim sum and Japanese steaks” at a ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
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Call for Hong Kong to plug loophole on edible oil that is potentially …
The proposal has deep implications for deep-fried food such as doughnuts, breadsticks and certain types of dim sum, as the sellers tend to ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Townhouse Detroit nears opening - Detroit Free Press
It's connected to a prep kitchen, also mostly open, which prepares food for catering and the dim sum carts that arrive at guests' tables soon after ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
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Should the Local Food Movement Include Wine? | SoCal Spirits …
I do, however, enjoy coq au vin in Burgundy the same way that I enjoy dim sum in Hong Kong. I don't find this provincial or exclusionary, just ... «KCET, Jul 15»
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Tall order: Height of delight | GulfNews.com
Then try chicken siew mai, vegetable gyoza and prawn hakao – the three stylised dumplings that make up their dim sum station replete with six ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
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Shearman advises Mongolia on its dim sum bond debut
Shearman & Sterling and local firm GTs Advocates have advised the Mongolian government on its sale of an offshore yuan bond, making it the ... «Legal Business Online, Jul 15»
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HungryForever heads to Shiro's Dim Sum Festival in Mumbai
Currently, Shiro is holding a Dim Sum Festival, which Shiro's sous chef, Chef Sameer tells us is an answer to the monsoons. After all, what ... «HungryForever, Jul 15»
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Ping An Real Estate gauges interest for dim sum
Ping An Real Estate gauges interest for dim sum. Ping An Real Estate Company has picked three banks to prepare for an offshore renminbi ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
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Red Ginger Dimsum & Tapas to open on Patton Avenue in October
SMALL PLATES, BIG FLAVOR: “[Eating dim sum] is like a Sunday brunch,” Mary Wong says, explaining the Chinese tradition of getting ... «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»

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