# 點心
## Chinese

* 廣式點心 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Dim sum (English)

### Etymology

First appeared during the Tang dynasty, 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.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): diǎnxīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dim$^2$ sam$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): iam$^2$ lhim$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): dien$^3$ xin / dien$^3$ xin$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tiám-sîm
* Jin (Wiktionary): die$^2$ xing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): dǎng-séng
* Eastern Min (BUC): diēng-sĭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deng$^3$ sing$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-sim
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diam$^2$ sim$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$ti-shin$_1$ / $^5$tie$_3$-sin$_1$ / $^3$tie-shin$_1$ / $^1$ti-shin$_1$; $^1$te-shin$_1$
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): dien$^3$ xin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnxīn → diǎnxin (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ → ㄉㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnsi̊n
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^3$-hsin$^5$
*** Yale: dyǎn-syin
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dean.shin
*** Palladius: дяньсинь (djanʹsinʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/ → /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴ ɕin⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dim$^2$ sam$^1$
*** Yale: dím sām
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dim$^2$ sam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dim$^2$ sem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: iam$^2$ lhim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /iam⁵⁵ ɬim³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: dien$^3$ xin / dien$^3$ xin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛn²¹³⁻²¹ ɕin¹/, /tiɛn²¹³⁻¹³ ɕin⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiám-sîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: diam$^ˋ$ xim$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: diam$^3$ xim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ti̯am³¹ sim²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: die$^2$ xing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tie⁵³ ɕiŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dǎng-séng
*** Sinological IPA : /taŋ²¹ seiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: diēng-sĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /tieŋ³³⁻²¹ $^{(s-)}$niŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: deng$^3$ sing$^1$ [Phonetic: deng$^5$ ning$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(ɬ-)}$niŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: deng$^3$ sing$^1$ [Phonetic: deng$^5$ ning$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛŋ³³²⁻²¹ $^{(ɬ-)}$niŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-sim
*** Tâi-lô: tiám-sim
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diafmsym
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diam$^2$ sim$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiám sim
*** Sinological IPA : /tiam⁵²⁻³⁵ sim³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ti-shin$_1$
*** MiniDict: ti$^去$ shin$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ti-xin$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ti³³ ɕin⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tie$_3$-sin$_1$
*** MiniDict: tie$^上$ sin$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tɪ⁵² sin³³/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^3$tie-shin$_1$
*** MiniDict: tie$^上$ shin$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /tie⁴⁴ ɕin⁵³/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ti-shin$_1$; $^1$te-shin$_1$
*** MiniDict: ti$^平$ shin$^平$; te$^平$ shin$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ti³³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/, /te³³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: dien$^3$ xin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn³³ ɕin⁴⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: temX sim
Rime :
| Character | 點 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 添 (157) | 侵 (139) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 多忝切 | 息林切 |
| Baxter | temX | sim |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tem$^X$/ | /siɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tem$^X$/ | /sim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɛm$^X$/ | /sjem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tɛm$^X$/ | /sim/ |
| Li Rong | /tem$^X$/ | /siəm/ |
| Wang Li | /tiem$^X$/ | /sĭĕm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tiem$^X$/ | /si̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | diǎn | xīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dim$^2$ | sam$^1$ |

### Noun

點心
* snack; light refreshment
       Nǐ méi chī wǎnfàn ba, wǒ zhèr yǒu diǎnxīn, nǐ ná zhe chī. [Pinyin]
       You haven't had dinner. Take this snack.
* dim sum
    點心師傅／点心师傅 [Cantonese] ― dim$^2$ sam$^1$ si$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ sik$^6$ zo$^2$ sei$^3$ ng$^5$ lung$^4$ dim$^2$ sam$^1$. [Jyutping]
       We had four or five baskets of dim sum.
* pastry
* (dialectal) (light) breakfast
* (dialectal Wu) lunch
* (Hengyang Xiang) dinner

#### Synonyms

* (snack): 餐點／餐点 (cāndiǎn)
* (pastry): 糕點／糕点 (gāodiǎn), 糕餅／糕饼 (gāobǐng); (Hokkien) 糕仔, 糕仔餅／糕仔饼
* (breakfast):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 朝食, 饔, 晨炊 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 早飯, 早餐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 早飯, 早點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 早飯, 早餐, 早點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 早上飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 早上飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 早飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 早上飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 早上飯, 早飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 早飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 早餐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 早餐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 點心 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 早飯, 早晨飯, 早點 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 朝飯兒, 早飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 清早飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 早起飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 清早起來飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乾早飯, 早飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 早起 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 早點, 早上飯, 早飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 趕早飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 早飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 早飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 早飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 乾早飯, 早飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 早飯, 早餐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 早飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 早飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 早飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 早餐, 早飯, 早點 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 早餐, 早飯, 早點 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 早飯, 點心 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 早飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 早飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 早飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 早餐, 朝早飯, 朝 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 早飯, 朝頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 早飯, 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 粥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 朝早飯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 朝早飯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 朝早飯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 朝 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 朝 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 朝 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 過早 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 過早 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 早餐 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 早餐 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 早飯 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 早飯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 早飯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朝 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 朝 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 朝, 早餐 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 早餐, 朝 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 早餐 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 朝, 早餐 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 早餐 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 朝 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 朝 |
| Hakka | Changting | 朝 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 朝 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 朝飯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 晨朝 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 朝 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 朝飯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 早晨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 朝 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 早頓, 早, 晨早 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 朝, 朝飯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 朝 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 朝, 早點 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 早餐 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 朝, 早餐 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 朝 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 早飯 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 早飯 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 天光 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 天光 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 天光 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 點心 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 朝飯, 朝粥 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 早清飯, 清早飯, 打早飯 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 早起飯, 早晨飯 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 打早飯, 早起飯, 早升飯 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 早飯 |
| Jin | Linhe | 早飯 |
| Jin | Jining | 早飯 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 早飯 |
| Jin | Baotou | 早飯 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 早飯 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 早點 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 早 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 早 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 飯 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 飯 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 朝 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 朝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 早 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 飯, 早 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 飯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 早頓, 早起頓, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 早頓, 早起頓, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 早起 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 早頓, 早起頓, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 早起頓, 早起, 早餐, 早頓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 早餐, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 飯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 飯 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 眠起, 早餐 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 猛早頓, 猛早, 早飯, 早糜 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 眠早 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 早餐, 早頓 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 早餐 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 早餐 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 早糜, 早 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 糜旦, 天光糜, 早 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 天光糜, 天光, 天光早糜, 天光早, 天光白糜, 天光白 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 早糜, 早餐 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 早餐 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 早餐 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 早餐 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 過早, 朝飯, 點心 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 早飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 早飯, 早點 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 飯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 早飯 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 早飯, 早點 |
| Wu | Danyang | 早飯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 早飯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 天亮飯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 天光 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 五更兒飯, 五更飯, 五更兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 五更 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 早飯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 早飯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 早飯, 晨飯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 早飯 |
* (lunch):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 午飯, 午餐, 午膳, 中餐, 中飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 午飯, 晌午飯, 晌飯, 早飯 first meal in a two meal system |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 午餐, 午飯, 中餐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 晌午飯, 晌飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 午餐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 午飯, 晌午飯, 中午飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 晌飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 晌午飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 晌午飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 晌午飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 晌午 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 中飯, 晌午飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 晌午飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 晌午 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 晌午飯, 中午飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 晌午, 午飯, 中飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 中飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 午飯, 中飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 晌午飯, 晌午 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 中飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 中飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 中飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 晏晝飯, 晏晝, 晏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 晏晝飯, 晏晝, 晏, 中午飯, 午餐, lunch |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 中午飯, 晏 |
| Cantonese | Macau (Tanka) | 晏晝飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 早飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 晏 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 早朝, 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 早朝 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 晏 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 晝飯, 中飯 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 晝飯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 中飯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 晝 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 晝 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 晝 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 晝 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 晝飯 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 晌午飯, 中午飯 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 晌午飯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 晝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 晝 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 晝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 中晝頓, 下晝, 日晝, 中晝, 晝 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 下晝, 日晝, 晝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 下晝頓, 日晝頓, 中晝頓, 下晝, 日晝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 中晝飯, 中晝頓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 日晝頓, 日晝, 下晝頓, 下晝, 下晡頓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 日晝頓, 日晝, 下晝頓, 下晝 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 日晝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 日晝飯 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 日晝, 日晝飯, 日晝頓 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 下晝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 下旰飯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 日晝糜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 日晝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 日晝糜, 日晝 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 日頭晝糜, 日晝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 日晝, 日晝飯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 早飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 中飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 點心 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 中飯 |
| Wu | Danyang | 晝飯, 中飯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 中飯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 晝飯, 晝過飯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 日晝, 日晝廚 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 午飯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 中飯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 中飯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 中飯, 晌飯, 晚飯 second meal in a two meal system |
* (dinner):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 晚飯, 晚餐, 晚膳, 夜膳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 晚飯, 後晌飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 晚飯, 晚餐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 晚飯, 晚上飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 晚飯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 晚餐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 晚飯, 晚上飯 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 夜飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 後晌飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 後晌飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 後晌飯, 黑家飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 後晌飯, 黑咧飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 黑飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 晚飯, 晚上飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 晚夕飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 黑飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 黑裡飯, 下午飯, 晚飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 夜飯, 晚飯, 晚餐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 晚飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 晚飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 晚飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 夜飯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 夜飯, 晚飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 晚飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 晚飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 夜飯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 晚飯, 晚餐, dinner |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 晚頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 晚頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 晚黑飯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 晚黑飯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 晚黑飯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 夜, 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 晏晝 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 晚夜 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 晚飯 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 夜飯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 晚 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 晚 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 晚 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 夜飯 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 夜飯 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 夜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 夜晚 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 烏昏 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 晚飯, 晚餐 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 夜飯 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 夜飯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 夜飯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 夜 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 夜 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 晚 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晚飯 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Changting | 暗 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 夜 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 暗 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 夜飯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 夜晡, 暗晡 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 夜 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 夜飯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 夜飯 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 夜, 暗餐, 夜餐, 晚餐 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 夜, 晚餐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 夜, 暗餐, 夜餐, 晚餐 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 夜, 暗餐, 晚餐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 夜, 暗餐, 晚餐 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 夜, 暗頓 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 夜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 夜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 夜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 夜飯 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 黑夜飯, 晚飯 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 黑勞飯, 黑夜飯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 暝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 暝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 暝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 暝 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 暝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 下昏頓, 下昏, 暗暝頓, 暗暝, 暗頓, 暗 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 暗頓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 下昏頓, 暗頓 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 暗頓 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 暗頓, 暝頓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 下昏頓, 下昏, 暗頓, 暝頓 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 暗頓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 暝昏 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 暝昏頓, 暝昏飯 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 暝暗, 暝暗飯, 暝暗頓, 暝昏, 暝昏飯, 暝昏頓 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 暝昏飯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 暝昏糜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 糜昏, 暝昏糜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 暝昏糜, 暝昏 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 暝昏糜, 暝昏 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 暝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 暝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 麻昏飯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 夜飯 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Danyang | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 夜飯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 黃昏 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 夜飯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 夜飯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 夜飯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 夜飯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 夜飯 |

#### Derived terms

* 點心紙／点心纸

### Verb

點心
* (slang) to snack to satisfy one's hunger
* (slang) to think over; to consider; to ponder

#### Synonyms

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

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 点(てん)心(しん) (tenshin, “snack; dim sum”)
* → Korean: 점심(點心) (jeomsim, “lunch”)
* → Vietnamese: điểm tâm (點心, “breakfast”)
Others:
* → English: dim sum (via Cantonese)
** ⇒ English: dim sim
** → Tagalog: dimsum
* → Kavalan: tiamsim (via Min Nan)
* → Korean: 딤섬 (dimseom, “dim sum”) (via Cantonese)
* → Thai: ติ่มซำ (dtìm-sam) (via Cantonese)
* → Vietnamese: điểm sấm (“dim sum”) (via Cantonese)

## Japanese

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

### Noun

點(てん)心(しん) • (tenshin)
* Kyūjitai form of 点心: snack; dim sum

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 點 | 心 |

### Noun

點心 • (jeomsim) (hangeul 점심)
* hanja form of 점심 (“lunch, luncheon”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 點 | 心 |

### Noun

點心
* chữ Hán form of điểm tâm (“breakfast”).