The Chinese word for coffee is
咖啡
kā fēi
Chinese Definition
| coffee | |
| 1. 名词. 咖啡 | |
| Components | |
| 咖 | |
| 1. Only used in 咖啡, short=y | |
| 2. Only used in 咖喱, , 咖哩 | |
| 3. (chiefly Taiwan slang) character; role | |
| 4. Only used in 咖咖 | |
| 5. (def-uncertain, zh, nohypothesis=1) | |
| 啡 | |
| 1. Used in transcription | |
| 咖啡 - coffee | |
| 嗎mǎ啡 - morphine | |
| 2. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 咖啡 coffee | |
| 齋啡 - black coffee | |
| 3. (chiefly Cantonese) brown | |
| 4. (Min Dong, dialectal Hakka) to spit | |
| 5. Variant of 淝 |
Translations for 啡 and their definitions
| 咖啡 | |
| 1. n. coffee | |
| 煮 咖啡 - to make coffee | |
| 濃 咖啡 - strong coffee | |
| 現磨 咖啡 - freshly ground coffee | |
| 特色 咖啡 - specialty coffee | |
| ^阿拉伯 咖啡 - Arabian coffee | |
| 能 取代 咖啡 的 飲品 - a drink that can replace coffee | |
| 我 要 喝 杯 咖啡 提 提神。 - I'd like a cup of coffee to refresh myself. | |
| 2. usage. Just like the English term coffee, 咖啡 can refer to coffee generically, as well as coffee beans, ground coffee, coffee powder or a cup of coffee specifically. See the derived terms listed below for the |
| 咖啡色 | |
| 1. n. brown; coffee (color) |
| 咖啡豆 | |
| 1. n. coffee bean | |
| 咖啡豆 提取物 - coffee extract |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
kā fēi
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