茶葉

See also: 茶叶

Chinese

Etymology 1

	tea; tea plant	leaf; page
trad. (茶葉)	茶	葉
simp. (茶叶)	茶	叶
alternative forms	茶箬 Min Nan

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cháyè

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ca² ye^2-1
Cantonese (Jyutping): caa⁴ jip⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): 'ca² iet⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhà-ya̍p

(Meixian, Guangdong): ca² yab⁶
Jin (Wiktionary): ca¹ ieh⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zo-yiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháyè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa²-yeh⁴
  - Yale: chá-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charyeh
  - Palladius: чае (čaje)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    茶業 / 茶业
    茶葉 / 茶叶
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ca² ye^2-1
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: caje
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰa²¹ iɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caa⁴ jip⁶
  - Yale: chàh yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa⁴ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ca⁴ yib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː²¹ jiːp̚²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'ca² iet⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡sʰa²⁴ iɛt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhà-ya̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: ca^ˇ iab
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ca² yab⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰa¹¹ i̯ap̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhà-ya̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: ca^ˇ (r)iab
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ca² yab⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰa¹¹ (j)i̯ap̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ca² yab⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰa¹¹ iap̚⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ca¹ ieh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰa¹¹ iəʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zo-yiq
  - MiniDict: zo^去 yih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zo-hhiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zo²² ɦiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

茶葉

tea leaf; tea (Classifier: 片 m; 塊／块 c; 包 m c)
我給你準備了上好的茶葉。 [MSC, trad.]
我给你准备了上好的茶叶。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi le shànghǎo de cháyè. [Pinyin]
I have prepared the finest tea leaves for you.

他居然沒有給客人準備煙、酒、飲料、糖、瓜子或茶葉。 [MSC, trad.]
他居然没有给客人准备烟、酒、饮料、糖、瓜子或茶叶。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā jūrán méiyǒu gěi kèrén zhǔnbèi yān, jiǔ, yǐnliào, táng, guāzǐ huò cháyè. [Pinyin]
Unexpectedly, he hadn't prepared cigarettes, liquor or other beverages, sweets, melon seeds, or tea for the guests.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 茶葉 (“tea leaf”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		茶葉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	茶葉, 茶
	Taiwan	茶葉
	Chengde	茶葉
	Chifeng	茶葉, 茶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	茶葉
	Heihe	茶葉
	Qiqihar	茶葉
	Harbin	茶葉
	Jiamusi	茶葉, 茶
	Baicheng	茶葉
	Changchun	茶葉, 茶
	Tonghua	茶葉
	Shenyang	茶葉, 茶
	Jinzhou	茶葉, 茶
	Singapore	茶葉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	茶葉
	Tangshan	茶葉, 茶
	Cangzhou	茶葉
	Baoding	茶葉, 茶
	Shijiazhuang	茶葉
	Lijin	茶葉, 茶
	Jinan	茶, 茶葉
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	茶葉
	Dandong	茶葉, 茶
	Yantai	茶葉
	Yantai (Muping)	茶葉
	Qingdao	茶葉
	Zhucheng	茶葉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茶葉
	Lingbao	茶葉兒
	Jining	茶葉
	Wanrong	茶葉
	Linfen	茶葉
	Shangqiu	茶葉
	Yuanyang	茶
	Zhengzhou	茶葉, 茶葉兒
	Xinyang	茶葉
	Baihe	茶葉, 茶
	Xi'an	茶葉兒, 茶葉, 茶
	Baoji	茶葉, 茶
	Tianshui	茶葉
	Xining	茶葉, 茶
	Xuzhou	葉子, 茶葉
	Fuyang	茶葉, 葉子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	茶葉, 茶
	Lanzhou	茶葉子, 茶葉, 茶
	Dunhuang	茶葉
	Hami	茶葉
	Ürümqi	茶葉子, 茶葉
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	茶, 茶葉
	Nanchong	茶葉
	Dazhou	茶
	Hanyuan	茶葉子
	Xichang	茶葉, 茶
	Zigong	茶葉兒
	Chongqing	茶葉
	Wuhan	茶葉
	Yichang	茶葉, 茶
	Xiangyang	茶葉, 茶
	Tianmen	茶葉, 茶
	Guiyang	茶葉
	Zunyi	茶葉
	Bijie	茶葉
	Liping	茶葉
	Zhaotong	茶葉
	Dali	茶葉
	Kunming	茶葉, 茶
	Mengzi	茶葉
	Guilin	茶葉
	Liuzhou	茶葉
	Jishou	茶葉
	Changde	茶葉
	Hanzhong	茶葉, 茶
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	茶葉
	Yangzhou	茶葉
	Lianyungang	茶葉, 茶
	Lianshui	茶葉
	Nantong	茶葉
	Anqing	茶葉
	Wuhu	茶葉
	Hefei	茶葉
	Hong'an	茶葉, 茶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	茶葉
	Hong Kong	茶葉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	茶葉
	Macau	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	茶葉
	Foshan	茶葉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	茶葉
	Foshan (Shunde)	茶葉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	茶葉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	茶葉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	茶葉
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	茶葉
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	茶葉
	Taishan	茶葉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	茶葉
	Enping (Niujiang)	茶葉
	Heshan (Yayao)	茶葉
	Dongguan	茶葉
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	茶葉
	Qingyuan	茶葉
	Fogang	茶葉
	Yingde (Hanguang)	茶葉
	Yangshan	茶葉
	Lianshan (Butian)	茶葉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	茶葉
	Shaoguan	茶葉
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	茶葉
	Renhua	茶葉
	Lechang	茶葉
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	茶葉
	Sihui	茶葉
	Guangning	茶葉
	Deqing	茶葉
	Huaiji	茶葉
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	茶葉
	Yunfu	茶葉
	Xinxing	茶葉
	Luoding	茶葉
	Yunan (Pingtai)	茶葉
	Xinyi	茶葉
	Lianjiang	茶葉
	Nanning	茶葉
	Wuzhou	茶葉
	Yulin	茶葉
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	茶葉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	茶葉
Gan	Nanchang	茶葉
	Lichuan	茶葉
	Pingxiang	茶葉
Hakka	Meixian	茶葉, 茶米
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	茶葉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	茶葉
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	茶葉
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Changbu)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	茶葉
	Jiexi	茶葉
	Luhe	茶葉
	Nanjing (Meilin)	茶葉
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	茶米
	Changting	茶葉
	Longyan (Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	茶葉
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Peitian)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Juxi)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	茶箬
	Yudu	茶葉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	茶米
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	茶葉, 茶米
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	茶米
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	茶葉
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	茶米
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	茶米
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	茶米
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	茶心
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	茶米
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	茶葉
	Singkawang	茶米
	Bangkok (Meixian)	茶葉
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	茶米
Huizhou	Jixi	茶葉
Huizhou	Shexian	茶葉
Jin	Taiyuan	茶葉
	Yangyuan	茶葉
	Datong	茶葉, 茶
	Xinzhou	茶葉
	Lüliang (Lishi)	茶葉
	Changzhi	茶葉, 茶
	Linhe	茶葉, 茶
	Jining	茶葉, 茶
	Hohhot	茶葉, 茶
	Erenhot	茶葉, 茶
	Pingshan	茶葉, 茶
	Zhangjiakou	茶葉
	Handan	茶葉
	Linzhou	茶葉兒
	Suide	茶葉, 茶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	茶茗, 茶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	茶箬
	Fuzhou (Changle)	茶箬
	Fuqing	茶箬
	Yongtai	茶箬
	Gutian	茶箬
	Fu'an	茶米
	Ningde	茶米
	Shouning	茶米
	Zhouning	茶米
	Fuding	茶箬
	Matsu	茶箬
	Singapore (Fuqing)	茶箬
Southern Min	Xiamen	茶心, 茶箬, 茶米
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	茶心
	Quanzhou	茶心, 茶箬
	Zhangzhou	茶箬, 茶米
	Taipei	茶心, 茶米
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	茶心, 茶米, 茶箬
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	茶米
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	茶米
	Kaohsiung	茶心, 茶箬
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	茶心
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	茶心, 茶箬仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	茶心, 茶箬仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	茶心, 茶箬
	Yilan	茶心, 茶米
	Yilan (Luodong)	茶心, 茶米
	Yilan (Toucheng)	茶心, 茶米
	Changhua (Lukang)	茶心
	Changhua (Yongjing)	茶箬, 茶米, 茶心
	Taichung	茶米
	Tainan	茶心
	Tainan (Anping)	茶箬, 茶米
	Hsinchu	茶米, 茶心
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	茶心
	Kinmen	茶心
	Penghu (Magong)	茶心
	Penghu (Xiyu)	茶心, 茶米, 茶箬
	Singapore (Hokkien)	茶箬
	Manila (Hokkien)	茶箬
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	茶箬
	Chaozhou	茶米, 茶香
	Shantou	茶米
	Jieyang	茶米
	Haifeng	茶箬
	Leizhou	茶箬 unprocessed, 茶芽 processed
	Haikou	茶箬
Puxian Min	Putian	茶箬, 茶心
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	茶箬, 茶心
	Xianyou	茶箬, 茶心
Central Min	Yong'an	茶箬, 茶乾
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	茶箬
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	茶葉
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	茶葉
Wu	Shanghai	茶葉
	Shanghai (Chongming)	茶葉
	Suzhou	茶葉
	Danyang	茶葉
	Hangzhou	茶葉
	Ningbo	茶葉
	Wenzhou	茶葉
	Jinhua	茶葉
Xiang	Changsha	茶葉子, 蝦子 humorous
	Loudi	茶
	Quanzhou	茶葉

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茶葉):

→ Japanese: 茶葉(ちゃよう) (chayō)
→ Korean: 다엽(茶葉) (dayeop)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 茶葉 – see 茶箬 (“tea leaf”). (This term is a variant form of 茶箬).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茶	葉
ちゃ Grade: 2	は > ば Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 茶 (cha, “tea”) +‎ 葉 (ha, “leaf”). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゃば [cháꜜbà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ba̠]

Noun

茶(ちゃ)葉(ば) • (chaba)

tea leaf

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茶	葉
ちゃ Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3
kan'yōon	on'yomi

/t͡ɕajepu/ → /t͡ɕajefu/ → /t͡ɕajeu/ → /t͡ɕajoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 茶葉 (MC drae yep, “tea leaf”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゃよー [chàyóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠jo̞ː]

Noun

茶(ちゃ)葉(よう) • (chayō) ^{←ちやえふ (tyaefu)^?}

tea leaf

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
茶	葉

Noun

茶葉 • (dayeop) (hangeul 다엽)

hanja form^? of 다엽 (“tea leaf”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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