烏龍茶
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See also: 乌龙茶
Chinese
| oolong (tea) | tea; tea plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏龍茶) | 烏龍 | 茶 | |
| simp. (乌龙茶) | 乌龙 | 茶 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wu1 lung4-2 caa4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vû-liùng-chhà
- Northern Min (KCR): ú-lê̤ng-dâ
- Eastern Min (BUC): ŭ-lṳ̀ng-dà
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): o͘-liông-tê
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ou1 lêng5 dê5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wulóngchá
- Wade–Giles: wu1-lung2-chʻa2
- Yale: wū-lúng-chá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulongchar
- Palladius: улунча (ulunča)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu1 lung4-2 caa4
- Yale: wū lúng chàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu1 lung4-2 tsaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: wu1 lung4-2 ca4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vû-liùng-chhà
- Hakka Romanization System: vuˊ liungˇ caˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vu1 liung2 ca2
- Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴ li̯uŋ¹¹ t͡sʰa¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ú-lê̤ng-dâ
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁴ lœyŋ³³ ta³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ŭ-lṳ̀ng-dà
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ l̃yŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t-)na⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-liông-tê
- Tâi-lô: oo-liông-tê
- Phofsit Daibuun: oliongdee
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³⁻²² te¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ te²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ te²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ou1 lêng5 dê5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ou lêng tê
- Sinological IPA (key): /ou³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
烏龍茶
Synonyms
- 青茶 (qīngchá)
Descendants
- → English: oolong tea (calque)
- → Japanese: 烏龍茶 (ūroncha)
- → Korean: 우롱차 (urongcha)
- → Pashto: وولونګ چای (wûlong čây) (calque)
- → Vietnamese: trà ô long (calque)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 烏 | 龍 | 茶 |
| うー Jinmeiyō |
ろん Jinmeiyō |
ちゃ Grade: 2 |
| irregular | kan'yōon | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 烏竜茶 ウーロン茶 |
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 烏龍茶／乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá).