# 吃茶
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chīchá
       (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄔㄚˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci$^2$ ca$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hek$^3$ caa$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qiah$^6$ 'ca$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$chiq $^6$zo / $^7$chiq $^2$zo
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): qia$^6$ za$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): qia$^6$ za$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chīchá
*** Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄔㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chihchá
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^1$-chʻa$^2$
*** Yale: chr̄-chá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chychar
*** Palladius: чича (čiča)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ci$^2$ ca$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cca
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹ t͡sʰa²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hek$^3$ caa$^4$
*** Yale: hek chàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hek$^8$ tsaa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hég$^3$ ca$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛːk̚³ t͡sʰaː²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qiah$^6$ 'ca$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵ ˈt͡sʰa²⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chiq $^6$zo
*** MiniDict: chih$^入$ zo$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$qiq $^3$zo
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ zo²³/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chiq $^2$zo
*** MiniDict: chih$^入$ zo$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴³ zo²²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: qia$^6$ za$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯a̠²⁴ t͡sa̠¹³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: qia$^6$ za$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ä²² d̥͡z̥ä¹¹/

### Verb

吃⫽茶 (verb-object)
* (dialectal) to have tea
* (Gan, Wu, Hengyang Xiang) to drink boiled water
* (dated, colloquial, of a girl) to be betrothed

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 喝茶, 飲茶, 品茶, 品茗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 喝茶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 喝茶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 喝茶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 喝茶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 喝茶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 喝茶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 喝茶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 喝茶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 喝茶, 吃茶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 喝茶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 喝茶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 喝茶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 喝茶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 喝茶, 吃茶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 喝茶, 灌茶 humorous, 灌消 offensive |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 吃茶, 喝茶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 喝茶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 喝茶, 吃茶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吃茶, 喝茶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 吃茶, 喝茶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 吃茶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 喝茶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 飲茶, 食茶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 吃茶 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 飲茶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 吃茶 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 吃茶 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 飲茶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吃茶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 吃茶 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吃茶 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 食茶, 啉茶 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 飲茶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 飲茶 |
| Hakka | Changting | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 食茶 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 啉茶, 食茶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 飲茶 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 飲茶 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 食茶 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吃茶 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 吃茶, 喝茶 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 吃茶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Jining | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Baotou | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 喝茶 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 喝茶 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 食茶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 食茶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 食茶 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 啉茶, 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 食茶, 啉茶 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 啉茶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 食茶, 啉茶 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 哈茶, 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 啉茶, 哈茶, 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 啉茶, 敲茶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 啉茶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 啉茶 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 飲茶 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 食茶, 敲茶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 食茶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 食茶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 飲茶 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 飲茶, 吃茶 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 吃茶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 欱茶, 吃茶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 吃茶 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 吃茶 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 吃茶 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吃茶 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 吃茶 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 吃茶, 吃開水 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 喝茶 |