How to pronounce Oriental beauty tea

Oriental beauty tea is written 東方美人茶 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʊŋ˥ faŋ˥ meɪ˨˩˦ ʐən˧˥ ʈʂʰa˧˥/. In plain English letters that is dong-fahng may-ren CHAH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Oriental beauty tea?

Oriental beauty tea is a drink of Taiwan. Where it comes from: Hsinchu County. People usually eat it at teatime. It tastes sweet and fresh.

Where Oriental beauty tea comes from

Oriental beauty tea is one of 30 signature dishes of Taiwan on this map. See all dishes from Hsinchu.

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