29.8 Vocabulary: Drinks in Cha Chaan Teng

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When we order drinks, we usually add 熱 jit6 (‘hot’) or 凍 dung3 (‘iced’ or ‘cold’) before a drink name.

熱 + 檸茶
jit6 + ning2 caa4
hot + lemon tea

凍 + 奶茶
dung3 + naai5 caa4
iced + milk tea

The names in brackets below are contracted names. We usually use these contracted names when we order.

1.熱jit6hot
2.凍dung3iced, cold
3.熱飲jit6 jam2hot drink
4.凍飲dung3 jam2iced drink
5.奶茶naai5 caa4milk tea
6.咖啡gaa3 fe1coffee
(啡)(fe1)
7.齋啡zaai1 fe1black coffee
Note: 齋啡 zaai1 fe1 may contain sugar at some restaurants. Check with the server if you are visiting the restaurant for the first time.
8.鴛鴦jyun1 joeng1yuen yeung (made by mixing milk tea and coffee, literally ‘male mandarin duck + female mandarin duck’)
(鴦)(joeng1)
9.檸檬茶ning4 mung1 caa4lemon tea
Note: Notice the tone of the syllable 檸 ning is different in the contracted name.
(檸茶)(ning2 caa4)
10.檸檬水ning4 mung1 seoi2lemon water
(檸水)(ning2 seoi2)
11.檸檬可樂ning4 mung1 ho2 lok6lemon coke
(檸樂)(ning2 lok6)
12.西洋菜蜜sai1 joeng4 coi3 mat6watercress with honey
(菜蜜)(coi3 mat6)
13.好立克hou2 laap6 hak1Horlicks
(呵瀝 / 呵力)(ho1 lik1)
14.阿華田o1 waa4 tin4Ovaltine
(華田)(waa4 tin4)
15.杏仁霜hang6 jan4 soeng1almond tea
Note: There is an urban myth that people who drink 杏仁霜 hang6 jan4 soeng1 are bad people!
(杏霜)(hang6 soeng1)
16.紅豆冰hung4 dau2 bing1red bean ice