五月茶

Chinese

		May; modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar	tea; tea plant
trad. (五月茶)		五月	茶
simp. #(五月茶)		五月	茶

五月茶果

Etymology

五月 (wǔyuè, “fifth month”) +‎ 茶 (chá, “tea”), in relation to its medical use in the summer.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔyuè chá

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ jyut⁶ caa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔyuè chá
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔyuè chá
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-yüeh⁴ chʻa²
    • Yale: wǔ-ywè chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuyueh char
    • Palladius: уюэ ча (ujue ča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ jyut⁶ caa⁴
    • Yale: ńgh yuht chàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ jyt⁹ tsaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ yud⁶ ca⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ jyːt̚² t͡sʰaː²¹/

Noun

五月茶

1. Antidesma
   1. bignay, Chinese laurel (Antidesma bunius)

Synonyms

• 通天炮