粵

茶caa4禮lai5

caa4 lai5chá lǐinferred

English

  1. tea ceremonies ----
  2. literally tea gifts, usually used to refer to wedding gift to the bride's family (as tea is a must-have)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 茶(奉茶、飲茶)嘅禮儀
  2. 茶嘅禮品,通常用嚟借代聘禮

Examples

  • 食兩家茶禮

    to benefit from two sides by cheating; literally, to eat tea gifts from two families

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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