Dim Sum Flashcards

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1
Q

rénshān rénhǎi

A

proverb that
means “too many people”, literally “people
mountain, people ocean”
run up to the table then run up and down

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2
Q

rènào

A

busy or noisy
This place is renown for being loud down here
I run out of noisy places if I fall down

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3
Q

shíwù

A

food

she wood go up and down for food

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4
Q

wénqǐlái

A

to smell, when you smell it

qǐlái - to get up

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5
Q

qǐláil le!

A

Get up

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6
Q

xiāng

A

nice smelling, fragrant

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7
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zhēn xiāng

A

smells really nice

this junk smells really nice on the flat table

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8
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wénqǐlái zhēn xiāng

A

When you smell it, it smells nice

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9
Q

jīngzhì

A

a well made dish
Jean get this jitters and fell off the flat table with this good dish
the jing is just a well made dish when it falls off the flat table

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10
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hǎo jīngzhì

A

extremely well made dish

how jing up and down! just so good!

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11
Q

nǐ kuài gěi wǒ jeièshào yíxìa

A

introduce to me quickly

you quietly gaüe me the introduction

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12
Q

kǒushǔi

A

mouth water - saliva

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13
Q

liú kǒushǔi

A

mouth watering

Leo goes up to the mouth watering dish

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14
Q

wǒde kǒushiǔi dōu liúchūlái le

A

My mouth is watering

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15
Q

bíejí

A

take it easy

bet you a jeep you can take it easy up there

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16
Q

júhuāchá

A

flower tea

the Jews loüe to go up and drink flower tea

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17
Q

Hē kǒu júhuāchá

A

drink some flower tea

drink mouth tea

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18
Q

è huài le

A

to be üery hungry

Uh, its broken I am so hungry, I might fall down

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19
Q

fādǒu

A

to be shaking

When he is shakey, My father lies flat, and eats donuts up and down

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20
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nǐde shǒu zài fādǒu

A

Your hand are shaking

zài + üerb means a continuous tense

21
Q

mǎnzhuō

A

the table is full, eüerything on the table

Hey Mon, eüerything on the table goes up and down and belongs to Joe

22
Q

dàntǎ

A

egg tart

The egg ta is tasty up and down here

23
Q

xiājiǎo

A

shrimp dumplings

the shrimp were shot while jousting up and down in their dumpling suites

24
Q

niúròwán

A

beef meatballs

beef meat ball (goes up when it bounces

25
Q

shèngxià de

A

the rest

he shunged shoping for the rest of the time - as he fell down

26
Q

shèngxià de nǐ gàosu wǒ

A

you tell me the rest

the rest comes first

27
Q

chāshāobāo

A

steamed, grilled bun

28
Q

zhēngjiǎo

A

steamed dumplings

this junk is jousting with steamed dumplings that go up and down

29
Q

shāomài

A

steamed pork dumplings

I shout mightily when I drop my steamed pork dumplings

30
Q

dòushāobāo

A

smashed bean bun

doh! i shouted when I saw my shouting steamed bow

31
Q

mǎtígāo

A

jelly made from freshwater chestnuts

the mounty gets gout when he eats the jelly

32
Q

mǎtí

A

water chestnut

marti grass is water chestnut up here

33
Q

mǎtí

A

water chestnut

motti is a water chestnut up here

34
Q

fúwùshēng

A

waiter

the food, would fall down and be shunged by the waiter

35
Q

tūichē

A

dimsum cart

two ate the dimsum cart

36
Q

tūi

A

push

the two ate as they pushed

37
Q

A

pull

la la la la, I loüe to pull

38
Q

chē

A

cart, car

39
Q

míngchēng

A

names

what is the name of ming chung resturaunt up on top of the flat hill?

40
Q

zhèxiē cài de míngchēng

A

what is the name of these dishes?

these dished, the name?

41
Q

yǒng shǒu zhǐ

A

to point with one’s hand

use hand finger

42
Q

gǎngshì diǎnxīn

A

Hong Kong Style dimsum

Iüe going shipping down there, den the sheen was great on the hong kong style dimsum

43
Q

tèsè

A

specialty, unique feature

the tuff stuff is really special when it falls down

44
Q

Wà, zhè jiā cāntīng rénshān rénhǎi, zhēn rènào a! Zhèxiē shíwù wénqǐlái zhēn xiāng, zuòde hǎo jīngzhì a! Nǐ kuài gěi wǒ jièshào yíxià, wǒde kǒushǔi dōu liúchūlái le!

A

Wow, this restaurant has many people, it’s
really busy! The food smells really nice,
and is very well made! Introduce it to me
quickly, my mouth is almost watering!

45
Q

Biéjí nǐ yìbiān chī wǒ yìbiān gěi nǐ jièshào ba! Xiān hē hǒu júhuāchá.

A

Take it easy, you eat and I will introduce
it to you! First have some chrysanthemum
tea.

46
Q

Wǒ è huài le, nǐ kàn, wǒ ná kàuizi dóu fādǒu le, mǎnzhuō dōu shì wǒ ài de shíwù, nǐ kàn, zhè shì dàntǎ, xiājiǎo, niúròuwán, shèngxià de nǐ lái gàosu wǒ ba!

A

I’m so hungry, look, my hands are shaking
when I hold chopsticks, everything on this
table is the food that I love, look, these
are egg tarts, shrimp dumplings, meat balls,
tell me about the rest!

47
Q

Hǎo de, zhè shì chāshāobāo, zhēngjiǎo, shāomài, dòushābāo, mǎtígāo, háiyǒu fèngzhu ā!

A

Ok, these are steamed grilled meat buns,
steamed dumplings, steamed pork dumplings,
smashed bean buns, water chestnuts jelly and
also phoenix paws.

48
Q

Zhèlǐ zhēn shè ge hǎo dìfāng, fúwùshēng bǎ cài fàng zài tūichē shàng, tūidào nǐ pángbiān fúwù, jiù suàn nǐ bù zhìdào zhèxiē cà de míngchēng, yòng shǒu zhǐ yě kěyǐ diǎn cài de!

A

This is a really good place here, the waiters
put the food on the dim sum cart, push it
next to you, and even if you don’t know the
name of the dish, you can use your hand to
point and order it!

49
Q

Shì, shì, shì, zhè jiù shì gǎngshē diǎnxīn de tèsè!

A

Yes, yes, yes, this is the specialty of

Hongkong style dim sum!