Chinese phrases · 12 phrases
Chinese tea ceremony
Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.
爸，请喝茶。
Dad, please have some tea.
妈，请喝茶。
Mum, please have some tea.
爷爷，奶奶，请喝茶。
Grandpa, Grandma, please have some tea.
我们给您敬茶。
We serve you tea.
谢谢爸妈的养育之恩。
Thank you, Mum and Dad, for raising me.
从今天起，我就改口叫您妈了。
From today, I’ll call you Mum.
欢迎你成为我们家的一员。
Welcome to our family.
这是给你们的红包。
This red envelope is for you.
祝你们早生贵子！
May you soon have a baby!
以后要好好过日子。
Make a good life together from now on.
你们要互相照顾。
Look after each other.
以后常回家看看。
Come home and see us often.
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What happens at a Chinese tea ceremony?
At 敬茶 (jìngchá), serving tea, the bride and groom kneel or bow and offer tea to their parents and elders, the oldest first, holding the cup in both hands. Each elder drinks, says a blessing and gives a red envelope (红包, hóngbāo) or jewellery. Many families do the groom’s side first, then the bride’s, and younger relatives then serve the couple.
What does the bride say when she serves tea?
She calls her new parents-in-law 爸 (bà) and 妈 (mā) for the first time, the moment called 改口 (gǎikǒu), changing what you call someone, and says 请喝茶 (qǐng hē chá), please have some tea. The parents often answer with a red envelope for it, the 改口 red envelope.
What tea is served at a Chinese wedding?
Often a sweet tea with red dates and lotus seeds, 红枣 (hóngzǎo) and 莲子 (liánzǐ): 枣 (zǎo) sounds like 早, early, and 莲子 like 连子, children one after another, so the tea wishes the couple 早生贵子, a baby soon.
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