蔗汁
je jāp

sugarcane juice

Sugarcane juice is a (very sugary) liquid made from pressed sugarcane.

西打
sāi dá

cider

冰沙
bīng sā

slush

Slushes (or slushies, or even called smoothies although that's really something different) can of...

荔枝冰沙
laih jī bīng sā

lychee slush

Lychee flavored slush.

百香果冰沙
baak hēung gwó bīng sā

passionfruit slush

Slush made with passion fruit) juice.

草莓冰沙
chóu múi bīng sā

strawberry slush

Strawberry flavored slush.

芒果冰沙
mōng gwó bīng sā

mango slush

Mango flavored slush.

汽水
hei séui

soda

汽 is the mystical vital energy qi you often hear about, as in Qigong (氣功), but more generally it ...

七喜
chāt héi

7 Up

鹹檸七
hàahm nìhng chāt héi

salted lime 7 Up

7-Up or Sprite combined with preserved limes is a street food and cha chaan teng drink and also p...

雪碧
syut bīk

Sprite

雪 is snow, and 碧 is blue-green, so 雪碧 kind of sounds like Sprite and kind of looks like Sprite) (...

芬達
fēn daaht | fan1 daat6

Fanta

芬達 is a loanword for Fanta (the Mandarin pronunciation (fēn dá) sounds especially close).

沙示
sā sih

sarsaparilla

Sarsaparilla) is a soda similar to root beer, made with the sarsaparilla plant or other Smilax vi...

酸梅湯
syūn mùih tōng

sour plum drink

Sour plum drinks are made with sour plums, rock sugar, and other ingredients such as dried osmant...

外賣杯
ngoih maaih būi

takeout cup

外賣 means takeout, and 杯 is cup (or glass or mug). 杯 is also the measure word for drinks. For exa...

中國茶
jūng gwok chàh | zung1 gwok3 caa4

Chinese tea

Chinese tea, hot, loose leaf tea served in a big pot, originated thousands of years ago (legend h...

中國十大名茶
jūng gwok sahp daaih mìhng chàh | zung1 gwok3 sap6 daai6 ming4 caa4

famous teas

For over the past hundred years, there have been various official and unofficial lists of top ten...

茶包
chàh bāau | caa4 bau1

tea bag

Origin Story The first commercial tea bags (although not the first patented tea bags) were devel...