🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さんぴんちゃ【さんぴん茶・香片茶】 : sanpin cha | define meaning
sanpin cha
Pronunciation: [sam̩pin̩t͡ɕa]
Definition
Noun
- An Okinawan tea made from Jasmine. Jasmine tea; Sanpin tea.
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan (Shuri) さんぴんちゃ sanpin cha; and Yaeyama (Hatoma) さんぴんさー sanpin saa "jasmine tea". Derived from さんぴん sanpin "jasmine", ultimately from the Chinese term 【香片】 "jasmine (tea), scented (tea)" (cf. Mandarin: xiāng piàn; Cantonese: hoeng1 pin3; Hokkien hiong-phìⁿ); and ちゃ【茶】 cha "tea".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | さんぴん茶 香片茶 |
| Kana | さんぴんちゃ |
| Romanization | sanpin cha |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sam̩pin̩t͡ɕa] |
意味：ジャスミンちゃ【ジャスミン茶】
Categories:
さんぴん茶
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 8). さんぴんちゃ【さんぴん茶・香片茶】 : sanpin cha | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/510/sanpincha/.