茶錢

See also: 茶钱

Chinese

		tea; tea plant	coin; money
trad. (茶錢)		茶	錢
simp. (茶钱)		茶	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa⁴ cin^4-2
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zo-zhi₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháqián → cháqian (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ → ㄔㄚˊ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháciån
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa²-chʻien⁵
    • Yale: chá-chyan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: char.chyan
    • Palladius: чацянь (čacjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caa⁴ cin^4-2
    • Yale: chàh chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa⁴ tsin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ca⁴ qin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zo-zhi₆
    • MiniDict: zo^去 zhi^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zo-xxi₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zo²² ʑi⁴⁴/

Noun

茶錢

1. payment for tea (in a teahouse, restaurant, etc.)

   唔收茶錢／唔收茶钱 [Cantonese]  ―  m⁴ sau¹ caa⁴ cin^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to provide tea for free

2. tea money (euphemism for bribe)
3. (dated) tip; gratuity

Synonyms

• (payment for tea): 茶資／茶资 (cházī)
• (tip):

Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小櫃兒
	Taiwan	小費
	Singapore	小費
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貼士, 小費
	Hong Kong	貼士
Hakka	Meixian	小費
Northern Min	Jian'ou	小彩
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	小彩
Southern Min	Xiamen	小彩, 小費
	Taipei	chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT
	Shantou	小費
Wu	Shanghai	小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)