抹茶

Chinese

		girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear	tea; tea plant
trad. (抹茶)		抹	茶
simp. #(抹茶)		抹	茶

Etymology

From classical 末茶 (mòchá), influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˇ ㄔㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut³ caa⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸meq-zo

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǒchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˇ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǒchá
    • Wade–Giles: mo³-chʻa²
    • Yale: mwǒ-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moochar
    • Palladius: моча (moča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut³ caa⁴
    • Yale: mut chàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁸ tsaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud³ ca⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚³ t͡sʰaː²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸meq-zo
    • MiniDict: meh^入 zo
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵meq-zo
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /məʔ¹¹ zo²³/

Noun

抹茶

1. matcha

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹	茶
まつ > まっ Grade: S	ちゃ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• (honorific) お抹茶(まっちゃ) (o-matcha)

Etymology

From 抹(まつ) (matsu, “to rub”) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まっちゃ [màtchá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚t͡ɕa̠]

Noun

抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) • (matcha) ^{←まつちや (matutya)?}

1. powder of matcha (also spelled as maccha).

   A Japanese powder made from specially treated green tea leaves for use in 茶(さ)道(どう) (sadō) (Japanese tea ceremony)

2. The Japanese green tea made from mixing hot water with this powder.

Korean

Hanja in this term
抹	茶

Noun

抹茶 • (malcha) (hangeul 말차)

1. Hanja form^? of 말차 (“matcha”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
抹	茶

Noun

抹茶

1. chữ Hán form of mạt trà (“matcha”).