chai

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 chī

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female Romani.
  2. Ellipsis of masala chai, a beverage made with black teas, steamed milk and sweet spices, based loosely on Indian recipes. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable,usually
    — ‘So much for making chai,ʼ she teases, but lets him do the rest of the work. He adds the tea leaves to the boiling milk, then strains the liquid into cups.
  3. A Jewish symbol representing life, traditionally worn as an amulet. Judaism
    — Nothing hangs on the walls, though a stained-glass Hebrew chai leans against the window.
  4. A place above ground for storing wine casks.
    — The Kanon era lasted a mere 10 years, yet he had the château constructed, invested substantially in the vineyard and chais, and established the wine as one of the leading labels in the area.
  5. Russian tea. rare,uncountable
    — They say in New York that the aristocracy of the Back Bay can talk nothing but Tolstoi and drink nothing but chai (Russian tea).
  6. Any tea beverage, but especially milk tea, regardless of whether it is spiced. India,uncountable,usually
    — We were drinking some chai — the ashram version — watered down, boring, no spices, lots of water, just a smidgen of tea and even less milk.

词形变化

chais plural chie alternative,obsolete chais plural Chai alternative Hai alternative hai alternative chais plural

词汇关系

近义词
chai latte chai tea masala chai
衍生词
chaitini chaiwallah dirty chai
相关词
cha chai latte masala chai

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“Romani girl, daughter”).
词源 2
From Hindustani चाय / چائے (cāy, “tea”), from Classical Persian چَای (čāy) (and Turkish çay, and cognates) from Sinitic 茶 (chá). Doublet of cha and tea; see that page for extended history.
词源 3
Borrowed from Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).
词源 4
Borrowed from French chai, from Occitan.
词源 5
From Russian чай (čaj, “tea”). Doublet of cha and tea.
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