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noun 
  1. (uncountable) A light meal or brunch eaten leisurely, with tea, sometime from morning-to-early afternoon with family or friends and typically consisting of a selection of small dumplings and rolls.
Etymology: (Chinese: éå; Cantonese IPA: (IPAchar, tÉmÂsÉmÂ), Jyutping: dim2 sam1; Mandarin Pinyin: dinxÄn, Wade-Giles: tien-hsin; literally dot heart or order heart, meaning order to one"s heart"s content; also commonly translated as touch the heart, dotted heart, or snack), a Cantonese term.

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