How to say “Yum cha (going for dim sum)” in Cantonese
jam2飲caa4茶
jam2 caa4 · Yum cha (going for dim sum)
Literally drink tea; it means going out for tea and dim sum, usually in the morning or at the weekend with family.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.