baak6 caa4白茶
Jyutpingbaak6 caa4
Yalebaahk chàh
Definition
White tea, a type of tea made by sun-drying or steaming the leaves after harvest.
colloquialdrinkdim sum
How it's used
White tea is often associated with health benefits in local culture, specifically for clearing internal heat. It is frequently discussed in the context of tea houses or dim sum restaurants, where it serves as a lighter, more delicate alternative to heavier fermented teas like Pu-erh.
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bui1杯būiExamples
Do you like drinking white tea?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
