喝茶

Chinese

to drink; to shout; to shout applause tea; tea plant
trad. (喝茶)
simp. #(喝茶)

Pronunciation


Verb

喝⫽茶 (verb-object)

  1. to drink tea; to have some tea
    喝茶自己 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Yào hēchá zìjǐ dào a. [Pinyin]
    If you want some tea, help yourself.
  2. (figurative, euphemistic) to be taken in for questioning by a teacher or the police
  3. to betroth a girl

Synonyms

  • (to drink tea):

See also

  • 飲咖啡饮咖啡 (“to be interrogated by the ICAC”) (similar euphemism in Hong Kong)
  • 新婦茶新妇茶
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