奶茶

Pronunciation
English Name

milk tea

Cantonese (Traditional)

奶茶

Mandarin (Pinyin)

nǎi chá


Yale Romanization

náaih chàh

Character Breakdown

is milk and is tea, so 奶茶 is milk tea.

milk tea
About This Dish

Traditional Chinese tea is not taken with milk, but British influence (i.e. colonization) spread milk tea throughout including Hong Kong-style milk tea, and, much more recently, Taiwanese bubble milk tea.

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náaih chàh