茶葉

See also: 茶叶

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

茶葉

  1. 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

Derived terms

  • 茶葉食品/茶叶食品
  • 茶葉鹼/茶叶碱

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茶葉):
  • → Japanese: 茶葉(ちゃよう) (chayō)
  • → Korean: 다엽(茶葉) (dayeop)

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

Noun

茶(ちゃ)葉(ば) • (chaba) 

  1. 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 ɖˠa jiᴇp̚, “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)?

  1. tea leaf

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
茶葉

Noun

茶葉 • (dayeop) (hangeul 다엽)

  1. Hanja form? of 다엽 (“tea leaf”).
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