咖啡

Etymology
The pronunciations in different Chinese varieties originate from a variety of languages:


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! Variety !! Pronunciation !! Donor language and word
 * 🇨🇬 || kāfēi || rowspan=3 |
 * 🇨🇬 || gaa3 fe1
 * 🇨🇬 || ga1 fie2
 * 🇨🇬 || go3 bi1 || rowspan=3 |
 * 🇨🇬 || ko-pi, ko-phi
 * 🇨🇬 || go1 bi5, gu1 bi5
 * 🇨🇬 || ka-pé ||
 * || khá-fi ||
 * }
 * 🇨🇬 || go3 bi1 || rowspan=3 |
 * 🇨🇬 || ko-pi, ko-phi
 * 🇨🇬 || go1 bi5, gu1 bi5
 * 🇨🇬 || ka-pé ||
 * || khá-fi ||
 * }
 * 🇨🇬 || ka-pé ||
 * || khá-fi ||
 * }
 * }

Other pronunciations, such as ka-pi,  kâ-pî, 🇨🇬 gia1 hui1 and 🇨🇬 gă-pĭ, are likely literal pronunciations of the individual characters (cf. 🇨🇬), inferred using the   method.

The donor languages of whom all ultimately trace back to, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) coffee

Usage notes
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 these specific terms.

Descendants
Others: