A cup of tea(bēi míng zhī jìng)
A cup of tea
A cup of tea is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ē im í ngzh ī J ì ng, which means to invite people to a banquet. It's from flowers in the mirror.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] a cup of water for respect, a cup of wine for pleasure, a cup of water for thanks, a cup of water for preserves
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 11 of Jing Hua Yuan: "Wu Zhihe is just to Tang Ao and duo Jiu:" the two great sages have been here since the heavenly Dynasty. They are friends with the landlords. They want to have a cup of tea. I don't know if they are willing to drive in vain. "
Idiom usage
To invite someone to tea.
Chinese PinYin : bēi míng zhī jìng
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