茶錢

See also: 茶钱

Chinese

		tea; tea plant	coin; money
trad. (茶錢)		茶	錢
simp. (茶钱)		茶	钱

茶錢

payment for tea (in a teahouse, restaurant, etc.)
唔收茶錢／唔收茶钱 [Cantonese] ― m⁴ sau¹ caa⁴ cin^4-2 [Jyutping] ― to provide tea for free
tea money (euphemism for bribe)
(dated) tip; gratuity

Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated
Mandarin	Beijing	小櫃兒
	Taiwan	小費
	Singapore	小費
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貼士, 小費
Cantonese	Hong Kong	貼士
Hakka	Meixian	小費
Northern Min	Jian'ou	小彩
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	小彩
Southern Min	Xiamen	小彩, 小費
	Taipei	chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT
	Shantou	小費
Wu	Shanghai	小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

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