점심시간

jeomsimsigan · TOPIK 1

lunchtime, lunch break

🍱🕛 점심 (lunch) + 시간 (time) = lunchtime

Hanja 點心時間: 點心 is literally dot + heart, a small bite that touches the heart, the same word as Cantonese dim sum. 時間 is hour + interval, the everyday word for time. So lunchtime is the dim-sum hour.

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