擂茶

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Chinese

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

Noun

擂茶

  1. leicha; ground tea
    • (Can we date this quote?), “擂茶香”‎performed by 申梅蘭:
      擂茶健康擂茶香，擂茶泡出滿遍香。
      擂茶健康擂茶香，擂茶泡出满遍香。
      Lùichhà khien-không lùichhà hiông, lùichhà pau chhut mân-phien hiông.
      Leicha is healthy, leicha is fragrant, leicha makes it fragrant everywhere.

Descendants

  • → English: thunder tea (calque)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
擂 茶
れい
Hyōgai 		ちゃ
Grade: 2
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 擂茶 (léichá).

Pronunciation

Noun

擂(れい)茶(ちゃ) • (reicha) 

  1. leicha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
擂 茶
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
櫑茶

Pronunciation

Noun

擂茶(るいざ) • (ruiza) 

  1. a container for tea with a dotted neck

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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