high tea

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

high tea (countable and uncountable, plural high teas)

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea. [from 18th c.]
- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 111:
  It was brawn and shape for high tea.
(US) Formal afternoon tea.

Anagrams

aheight

Chinese

Alternative forms

hi tea

Etymology

From English high tea.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): haai¹ ti¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haai¹ ti¹
  - Yale: hāai tī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haai¹ ti¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hai¹ ti¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰiː⁵⁵/

Verb

high⫽tea (verb-object)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to enjoy afternoon tea (especially a luxurious one)

Noun

high tea

(Hong Kong Cantonese) luxurious, formal afternoon tea

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