茶 (caa4) — tea - the drink, the plant or its leaves in Cantonese
caaˎ₄茶
Mandarin Pinyin: cha2
Meaning of 茶
nountea - the drink, the plant or its leaves
nouncertain kind of drink, paste or liquid food
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Example Sentences with 茶
我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.
lukˍ₆綠caaˎ₄茶deoi˗₃對neiˏ₅你houˊ²好jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益gaa˗₃㗎！
Green tea is very good (healthy) for you!
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我buiˉ¹杯caaˎ₄茶
You're not my cup of tea
wuˉ¹烏lungˊ²龍caaˎ₄茶haiˍ₆係caaˎ₄茶ge˗₃嘅jatˉ¹一zungˊ²種。
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.
我飲咗太多茶
I drank too much tea.
Words Containing 茶
茶話會caa4 waa6 wui2
tea party
烏龍茶wu1 lung2 caa4
(a variety of tea, include 鐵觀音, 水仙茶, 東方美人, 大紅袍, ...)
茶水房caa4 seoi2 fong2
a pantry
沙茶醬saa1 caa4 zoeng3
satay sauce; sa cha sauce; shacha sauce; barbeque sauce - a sauce originated from Malaysia/Indonesia before being imported into Fujian and Chaozhou, China
檸茶ning2 caa4
lemon tea
茶匙caa4 ci4
teaspoon
茶水間caa4 seoi2 gaan1
tea room
茶壺caa4 wu2
teapot
爛茶渣laan6 caa4 zaa1
women over thirty (or forty in some idioms), see: 男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣
波霸奶茶bo1 baa3 naai5 caa4
pearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; a.k.a "bubble" milk tea
茶杯caa4 bui1
teacup
早茶zou2 caa4
morning tea
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