絲襪奶茶

Chinese

		pantyhose; stockings	milk tea
trad. (絲襪奶茶)		絲襪	奶茶
simp. (丝袜奶茶)		丝袜	奶茶

Etymology

Named for the sackcloth bag used to filter the tea leaves, which resembles pantyhose due to prolonged tea drenching.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīwà nǎichá

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄔㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ mat⁶ naai⁵ caa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sīwà nǎichá
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄔㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihwà nǎichá
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-wa⁴ nai³-chʻa²
  - Yale: sz̄-wà nǎi-chá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sywah naechar
  - Palladius: сыва найча (syva najča)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ wä⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ mat⁶ naai⁵ caa⁴
  - Yale: sī maht náaih chàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ mat⁹ naai⁵ tsaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ med⁶ nai⁵ ca⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ mɐt̚² naːi̯¹³ t͡sʰaː²¹/

Noun

絲襪奶茶

“pantyhose milk tea”; Hong Kong-style milk tea

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