奶茶

Pronunciation
English Name

milk tea

Cantonese (Traditional)

奶茶

Mandarin (Pinyin)

nǎi chá


Yale Romanization

náaih chàh

Character Breakdown

奶 is milk and 茶 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