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- small side table
- coffee table
- teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
Trad. 茶敘
- to take tea and chat
- a small-scale informal gathering with tea and snacks
Trad. 綠茶
- green tea
- (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
Trad. 茶經
- the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780
- "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province
- gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet
- a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape
- dome shaped tea-brick
- caked tea
- to drink tea
- to get engaged
- to have a serious conversation
- (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
- dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2])
Trad. 貢茶
- Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006
Trad. 綠茶婊
- "green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
- chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl
- afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
Trad. 茶葉蛋
- tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
- (Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xian1 cao3], fish mint 魚腥草|鱼腥草[yu2 xing1 cao3], mint and dandelion
Trad. 茶陵縣
- Chaling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
Trad. 龍井茶
- Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
- very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
- bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore
- butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
- Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan
Trad. 定點茶
- (Tw) (euphemism) prostitute service at a massage parlor or other place designated by the service provider
- very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
- variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2]
Trad. 粗茶淡飯
- plain tea and simple food
- (fig.) bread and water
Trad. 人走茶涼
- lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
- fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
- pearl milk tea
- tapioca milk tea
- bubble milk tea
- bubble milk tea (Tw)
- Boba milk tea
- tapioca milk tea
- see also 珍珠奶茶[zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2]
Trad. 茶飯不思
- no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
- to have no appetite
Trad. 茶飯無心
- no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
- to have no appetite
Trad. 茶餘酒後
- see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]
Trad. 茶餘飯後
- leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
Trad. 茶餘飯飽
- see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]
Trad. 茶馬互市
- old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty
Trad. 茶馬古道
- old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
Trad. 三茶六飯
- lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
Trad. 殘茶剩飯
- spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
- crumbs from the feast
Trad. 茶胸斑啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
Trad. 柴米油鹽醬醋茶
- lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
- fig. life's daily necessities
