肉骨茶
Chinese edit
pork ribs | tea; tea plant | ||
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trad. (肉骨茶) | 肉骨 | 茶 | |
simp. #(肉骨茶) | 肉骨 | 茶 |
Etymology edit
Called a 茶 (“tea”) despite there being no tea in the ingredients. 茶 (tê/têe) is said to come from the close-sounding Min Nan word 地 (tē), a character in the name of the founder 李文地.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
肉骨茶
- bak kut teh (a Chinese soup popularly served in Malaysia and Singapore)
Descendants edit
- → English: bak kut teh