In this posting, we will learn the terms you need to know for making ganghu dê 功夫茶 gong1fu5cha2 Gongfu cha in Chaoshan hua is said as ganghu dê. I will first give you the standard Chinese names, then the Chaoshan hua names and finally the English names.
Chinese 中文 / Chanshan Hua 潮汕話 / English 英文
cha2 茶 / dê5 茶/ tea
cha2ye4 茶葉 / dê5bhi2 茶米 / tea leaves
gong1fu1 cha2 功夫茶 or 工夫茶 / gang1hu1 dê5 功夫茶 or 工夫茶 / kungfu tea
Tie3guan1yin1 鐵觀音 / Tih4Guang1Im1 鐵觀音 / Powerful Goddess of Mercy [tea]
Gang1yin1 Wang2 觀音王/ Guang1im1 Uang5 觀音王/ Supreme Goddess of Mercy [tea]
bei1zi 杯子 / buê1 杯 / cup
shiu3 水/ zui2 水/ water
cha2hai3 茶海 / Dê5buan5 茶盤 / tea tray
gai4 wan3 蓋碗/ Dê5ao1 茶甌 or gai3 uan2 蓋碗/ a covered tea cup
gong1dao4 bei1公道杯 / 茶盅
cha2 zhong1 / pitcher or jug - This is an item which some Teochew people call it a dê5hu5 茶壺 or a dê5hai2 茶海.
cha2 hu2 茶壺 / dê5 hu5 茶壺 / tea pot
lou4 dou3 漏斗 / lao7 dao3 漏斗 / tea strainer
鐵 – has always been given the definition of iron – iron goddess of mercy. However, this character also mean strong and powerful. I have therefore chosen powerful goddess of mercy for I think it is much more informative and relevant to the goddess of mercy and to the tea.
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