擂茶

Chinese

beat (a drum); beat; to grind tea; tea plant
trad. (擂茶)
simp. #(擂茶)

Pronunciation


Noun

擂茶

  1. leicha; ground tea
    擂茶健康擂茶擂茶滿遍 [Hakka, trad.]
    擂茶健康擂茶擂茶满遍 [Hakka, simp.]
    From: 申梅蘭, 擂茶香
    Lùi-chhà khien-không lùi-chhà hiông, lùi-chhà pau chhut mân-phien hiông. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
    Leicha is healthy, leicha is fragrant, leicha makes it fragrant everywhere.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
れい
Hyōgaiji
ちゃ
Grade: 2
Irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 擂茶

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕa̠]

Noun

擂茶 (hiragana れいちゃ, rōmaji reicha)

  1. leicha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Alternative forms

Noun

擂茶 (hiragana るいざ, rōmaji ruiza)

  1. a container for tea with a dotted neck

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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