Why does the Chinese word for "Tea" sound like
Cha (like Cha-cha)?!

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character (pronounced as chá) actually translates to Tea.

The Funny Part

Where the word 'tea' comes from in most languages. English got 'tea' from the Hokkien dialect. Others got 'cha'.

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茶 means tea! chá — second tone. Fun fact: most languages got their word for tea from Chinese!