擂茶

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

擂茶

  1. leicha; ground tea

Descendants

  • English: thunder tea (calque)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
れい
Hyōgai
ちゃ
Grade: 2
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 擂茶 (léichá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕa̠]

Noun

(れい)(ちゃ) • (reicha

  1. leicha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN