chá

See also: cha, CHA, chà, chā, chả, chǎ, -cha, and -chá

Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

chá (Zhuyin ㄔㄚˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 茶
2. Pinyin transcription of 垞
3. Pinyin transcription of 察
4. Pinyin transcription of 嵖
5. Pinyin transcription of 搽
6. Pinyin transcription of 查
7. Pinyin transcription of 査
8. Pinyin transcription of 楁
9. Pinyin transcription of 槎
10. Pinyin transcription of 檫
11. Pinyin transcription of 痄
12. Pinyin transcription of 碴
13. Pinyin transcription of 秅
14. Pinyin transcription of 苳
15. Pinyin transcription of 茬
16. Pinyin transcription of 茶
17. Pinyin transcription of 荻
18. Pinyin transcription of 詧
19. Pinyin transcription of 鍤
20. Pinyin transcription of 锸

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chá

Etymology

From Mandarin 茶 ‎(chá, “tea”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa/
• Homophone: xá

Noun

chá m (plural chás)

1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis, a bush whose leaves are used to make tea)
2. (uncountable) tea (drink made by infusing parts of plants)
3. a late afternoon meal
4. (slang) any drug made by infusing substance

Derived terms

• chá preto
• chá verde

Descendants

• Apalaí: xa
• Tetum: xá