煎茶
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Chinese
| simmer; decoct | tea; tea plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (煎茶) | 煎 | 茶 | |
| simp. #(煎茶) | 煎 | 茶 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jianchá
- Wade–Giles: chien1-chʻa2
- Yale: jyān-chá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianchar
- Palladius: цзяньча (czjanʹča)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zin1 caa4
- Yale: jīn chàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzin1 tsaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: jin1 ca4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choaⁿ-tê
- Tâi-lô: tsuann-tê
- Phofsit Daibuun: zvoa'dee
- IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡suã³³ te²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ te²³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suã⁴⁴⁻²² te²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ te²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choaⁿ-têe
- Tâi-lô: tsuann-têe
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suã⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines)
Verb
煎茶
Synonyms
- 泡茶 (pàochá)
- 沏茶 (qīchá)
- 烹茶 (pēngchá)
- 煮茶
- 沖茶／冲茶 (chōngchá)
- 瀹茗 (yuèmíng)
- 燒茶／烧茶 (shāochá)
- (Cantonese) 焗茶, 煲茶
- (Teochew) 釃茶／酾茶
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 煎 | 茶 |
| せん Grade: S |
ちゃ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | kan'yōon |
Etymology
From 煎 (sen, “extract essence by boiling”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- sencha (infused green tea)
- any medium-grade green tea, as opposed to 玉露 (gyokuro, “high-grade green tea”) or 番茶 (bancha, “coarse tea”)
Synonyms
- 煎じ茶 (senjicha)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: sencha