抹茶

Chinese

		girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear	tea; tea plant
trad. (抹茶)		抹	茶
simp. #(抹茶)		抹	茶

Etymology

From classical 末茶 (mòchá), influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˇ ㄔㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut³ caa⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸meq-zo

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǒchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˇ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǒchá
    • Wade–Giles: mo³-chʻa²
    • Yale: mwǒ-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moochar
    • Palladius: моча (moča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut³ caa⁴
    • Yale: mut chàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁸ tsaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud³ ca⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚³ t͡sʰaː²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸meq-zo
    • MiniDict: meh^入 zo
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵meq-zo
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /məʔ¹¹ zo²³/

Noun

抹茶

1. matcha

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹	茶
まつ > まっ Grade: S	ちゃ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• (honorific) お抹茶(まっちゃ) (o-matcha)

Etymology

From 抹(まつ) (matsu, “to rub”) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まっちゃ [màtchá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚t͡ɕa̠]

Noun

抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) • (matcha) ^{←まつちや (matutya)?}

1. powder of matcha (also spelled as maccha).

   a Japanese powder made from specially treated green tea leaves for use in 茶(さ)道(どう) (sadō) (Japanese tea ceremony)

2. a Japanese green tea made from mixing hot water with this powder.

Korean

Hanja in this term
抹	茶

Noun

抹茶 • (malcha) (hangeul 말차)

1. hanja form^? of 말차 (“matcha”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
抹	茶

Noun

抹茶

1. chữ Hán form of mạt trà (“matcha”).