Term used to describe yourself if your proficiency in chinese is only conversational as opposed to fluent.
Dim sum refers to chinese brunch and therefore dim sum chinese means one can only speak chinese well enough to make it through an afternoon eating dim sum with fluent chinese speaking family members.
Someone who can only speak dim sum chinese most likely cannot understand most of chinese radio, tv shows or songs.
Very common amongst ABC's (american born chinese)
Dim sum refers to chinese brunch and therefore dim sum chinese means one can only speak chinese well enough to make it through an afternoon eating dim sum with fluent chinese speaking family members.
Someone who can only speak dim sum chinese most likely cannot understand most of chinese radio, tv shows or songs.
Very common amongst ABC's (american born chinese)
Hey, I'm kind of nervous about you meeting my parents tomorrow. I feel like they would disapprove of me dating someone who can only speak dim sum chinese.
by joechin November 9, 2010
Get the dim sum chinesemug. From comedian Russell Peters.
Smoking Weed -
This is the Chinese name for an audience member (Anthony)
Smoking Weed -
This is the Chinese name for an audience member (Anthony)
by GordonJ August 7, 2012
Get the Tap Sum Bongmug. Doctor: "I'm afraid, Mr Wong, that your child has been born with Down's Syndrome" Mr Wong: "We must call him Sum Ting Wong!"
by fredericola August 11, 2011
Get the Sum Ting Wongmug. 
Wan Sum Cuhm is The Bed'n Breakfast that Bruce Lee's Skinny little asian cousin worked at in the summer.
by Jeff da Lebowski April 4, 2009
Get the Wan Sum Cuhmmug. The volume and loudness level of the surrounding environment in a public setting such as a restaurant. Usually result in irritation after a prolonged attempt to engage in any conversation over a very loud environment.
At the Dim Sum restaurant, it is so crowded and loud in there one cannot hear what their own table is trying to say when engaged in a conversation.
"What did you say? I can't hear you, it's like DIM SUM Volume up in this place"
"it's too quiet here, feels like everyone is eavesdropping into our conversation, let's go somewhere with Dim Sum volume"
"What did you say? I can't hear you, it's like DIM SUM Volume up in this place"
"it's too quiet here, feels like everyone is eavesdropping into our conversation, let's go somewhere with Dim Sum volume"
by Car Sun- April 21, 2009
Get the Dim Sum Volume mug. At Costco, you push the cart and take and eat the food from the sample stations.
At a dim sum restaurant, they're pushing the cart and they're giving you the food to eat.
At a dim sum restaurant, they're pushing the cart and they're giving you the food to eat.
by Murica! June 4, 2017
Get the reverse dim summug.