Thesaurus:dim sum

Thesaurus

dim sum

English

Noun

Sense: a Cantonese-style meal typically eaten around lunch time

Synonyms

• dim sum
• yum cha

Hyponyms

buns and rolls

• bao
• bau

desserts

• egg tart

general dim sum foods

• dumpling    [⇒ thesaurus]
• gao
• potsticker
• shaomai
• sou
• spare ribs

rice porridge

• congee
• conjee
• jook
• juk
• rice congee

rolls

• spring roll

vegetable dishes

• Chinese broccoli
• Chinese kale
• gailan
• gai-lan
• kailan
• kai-lan

Further reading

• “dim sum” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.