油茶

yóuchá

noun

Measure Word

一碗油茶 wǎn

Meanings

1 youcha (savory flour-and-oil paste drink)
2 tea-oil tree (Camellia oleifera)

Characters

Examples

北京的油茶是咸香的。

Běijīng de yóuchá shì xiánxiāng de.

Beijing-style youcha is savory and fragrant.

广西恭城油茶非常有名。

Guǎngxī Gōngchéng yóuchá fēicháng yǒumíng.

Gongcheng youcha from Guangxi is very famous.

Tips

culture

Two meanings: (1) a thick savory porridge-like drink made from roasted flour, sesame, peanuts, and oil — a northern breakfast staple; (2) the 油茶树 (Camellia oleifera), whose seeds yield 茶油, an edible oil widely used in Hunan and Jiangxi.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

茶 chá