抹茶
mǒ chá
Pinyin
Definition
抹茶
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- green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
三茶六饭
- 1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- 2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
抹不下脸
- 1 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
拐弯抹角
- 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- 3 to equivocate
- 4 to beat about the bush
残茶剩饭
- 1 spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
- 2 crumbs from the feast
淡妆浓抹
- 1 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我打算做个抹茶味的,给我爸爸生日时候用。
I plan to make a matcha-flavoured one to give to my dad on his birthday.
这个抹茶慕斯也不错,不甜不腻,很适合夏天吃。
This matcha tea mousse cake is also excellent. It's not sweet or oily. It's really great to eat during the summertime.
嗯,抹茶我也喜欢。
Yeah, I like matcha, too.