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早茶

早茶

Chinese

		early; morning	tea; tea plant
simp. and trad. (早茶)		早	茶

Noun

早茶

morning tea

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǎochá

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² caa⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chá-tê / chá-têe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǎochá
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochar
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² caa⁴
  - Yale: jóu chàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² tsaa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chá-tê
  - Tâi-lô: tsá-tê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zafdee
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ te²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chá-têe
  - Tâi-lô: tsá-têe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɛ¹³/