Local Drinks

1. 擂茶係甜个抑係鹹个？

   lui5 ca5 he3 tiam5 ge3 ia3 he3 ham5 ge3?

   Is the leicha sweet or savoury?

   Usage

   Asks the taste of leicha; the dictionary example notes that the older leicha was salty

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. 仙草

   xien1 co2

   Grass jelly (xien co)

   Usage

   Black jelly set from the boiled grass-jelly herb, eaten cold in summer; Guanxi in Hsinchu grows it

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

3. 冬瓜茶

   dung1 gua1 ca5

   Winter melon tea (dung gua ca)

   Usage

   A sweet drink boiled down from winter melon

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

4. 茶葉

   ca5 iab8

   Tea leaves (ca iab)

   Usage

   The leaves used for tea, picked in hillside plantations

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

5. 米漿

   mi2 jiong1

   Rice milk (mi jiong)

   Usage

   A drink made from ground rice

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

6. 咖啡

   ga1 bi1

   Coffee (ga bi)

   Usage

   Coffee, read with the Hakka pronunciation

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

7. 汽水

   hi3 sui2

   Soft drink (hi sui)

   Usage

   A fizzy sweet drink

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

8. 請分𠊎一杯冬瓜茶。

   qiang2 bun1 ngai5 id4 bi1 dung1 gua1 ca5.

   Please give me a glass of winter melon tea.

   Usage

   Orders a glass of winter melon tea

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. 這位有賣豆漿無？

   ia2 vi3 iu1 mai3 teu3 jiong1 mo5?

   Do you sell soy milk here?

   Usage

   Asks whether a drink is sold

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. 毋愛放糖。

    m5 oi3 fong3 tong5.

    No sugar, please.

    Usage

    Asks for a drink without sugar

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. 請飲茶。

    qiang2 im2 ca5.

    Please have some tea.

    Usage

    Offers tea to a guest

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. 高粱酒

    go1 liong5 jiu2

    Sorghum liquor (go liong jiu)

    Usage

    A strong spirit distilled from sorghum

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

13. 麥酒

    mag8 jiu2

    Beer (mag jiu)

    Usage

    The dictionary word for beer

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

14. 𠊎毋啉酒。

    ngai5 m5 lim1 jiu2.

    I don't drink alcohol.

    Usage

    Declines alcohol

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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