饮茶有两层意思,一个是单纯的“喝茶“,一个指去茶餐厅、茶楼去吃粤式的茶点,如”饮早茶“。英语是直接从粤语的发音音译过去的,叫Yum cha;
Yum cha (simplified Chinese: 饮茶; traditional Chinese: 饮茶), also known as Ban ming (品茗), is a Chinese style morning or afternoon tea, which involves drinking Chinese tea and eating dim sum dishes. Yum cha in Cantonese literally means "drink tea", while ban ming is a more poetic "tasting of tea".
和Yum cha相关的词有Dim sum,即”点心“,也是来自粤语发音;
dim sum (点心) refers to the wide range of small dishes, whereas yum cha, or "drinking tea", refers to the entire meal.
Yum cha - WikiTea
另一个有趣的现象是,日语中也是直接取的粤语的发音(やむちゃ・Yamucha),但却使用日文的汉字“饮茶”
饮茶
为何不直接译作"drinking tea",我想大概是因为无法很好地区别广式饮茶文化和传统意义上”品茶“的区别吧。