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點心

點心

See also: 点心

Chinese

 
point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word))
 heart; mind
trad. (點心) 點 心
simp. (点心) 点 心

Noun

點心

  1. snack; light refreshment
  2. dim sum
  3. pastry

Verb

點心

  1. (slang) to snack to satisfy one's hunger
  2. (slang) to think over; to consider; to ponder

Synonyms

  • (to snack to satisfy one's hunger): 點飢／点饥 (diǎnjī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
點 心
てん
Hyōgaiji 		しん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

點心 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 点心, hiragana てんしん, romaji tenshin)

  1. 点心: snack; dim sum

Korean

Hanja in this term
點 心

Noun

點心 • ‎(jeomsim) ‎(hangeul 점심)

  1. Hanja form? of 점심, “lunch, luncheon”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
點 心

Noun

點心

  1. Hán tự form of điểm tâm, “breakfast”

Etymology

From 點／点 (diǎn, “dot, point; to light, to kindle; to touch briefly”) + 心 (xīn, “heart”) First appeared during the Tang era, e.g. from the Book of Tang:

「唐鄭為江淮留侯，家人備夫人晨饌，夫人謂其弟曰：『治妝未畢，我未及餐，爾且可點心。』」
Tang Zheng was the official for the Jianghuai region. (One day), after the servants prepared the morning meal, Tang's wife said to his brother, 'I have not finished doing my makeup. You can have some snacks (lit. refresh your hearts) before I am ready to eat.

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