紅茶

See also: 红茶

Chinese

	red	tea
trad. (紅茶)	紅	茶
simp. (红茶)	红	茶
Literally: “red tea”.

Etymology

紅／红 (hóng, “red”) refers to the reddish color of the steeped tea.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngchá

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hung⁴ caa⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): huung³ ca³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fùng-chhà
Eastern Min (BUC): è̤ng-dà
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): âng-tê / âng-têe

(Teochew, Peng'im): ang⁵ dê⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghon-zo
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): heng² za²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngchá
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngchá
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-chʻa²
  - Yale: húng-chá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngchar
  - Palladius: хунча (xunča)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ caa⁴
  - Yale: hùhng chàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ tsaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ ca⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰaː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: huung³ ca³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵŋ²² t͡sʰa²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fùng-chhà
  - Hakka Romanization System: fung^ˇ ca^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fung² ca²
  - Sinological IPA: /fuŋ¹¹ t͡sʰa¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: è̤ng-dà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /øyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t-)na⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-tê
  - Tâi-lô: âng-tê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angdee
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ te²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² te²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ te²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-têe
  - Tâi-lô: âng-têe
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² tɛ¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ang⁵ dê⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng tê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ghon-zo
  - MiniDict: ghon^去 zo
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhon-zo
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦoŋ²² zo⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: heng² za²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤŋ¹¹ t͡sä¹¹/

Noun

紅茶

black tea

Synonyms

(Hakka) 赤湯茶／赤汤茶
(Malaysian Chinese) 唐茶 (tángchá)
(Malaysian Chinese) 雪茶

Derived terms

紅茶坊 / 红茶坊
紅茶菌 / 红茶菌 (hóngchájūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (紅茶):

→ Japanese: 紅茶(こうちゃ) (kōcha)
→ Korean: 홍차(紅茶) (hongcha)
→ Vietnamese: hồng trà (紅茶)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	茶
こう Grade: 6	ちゃ Grade: 2
kan'on	kan'yōon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕa̠]
(Tokyo) こーちゃ [kòóchá] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

紅(こう)茶(ちゃ) • (kōcha)

black tea
紅(こう)茶(ちゃ)を入(い)れる ― kōcha o ireru ― make black tea

紅(こう)茶(ちゃ)を飲(の)む ― kōcha o nomu ― drink black tea

References

“紅茶”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
紅	茶

Noun

紅茶 • (hongcha) (hangeul 홍차)

hanja form^? of 홍차 (“black tea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紅	茶

Noun

紅茶

chữ Hán form of hồng trà (“black tea”)