How to say ???black tea??? in Chinese (Hint: It???s NOT ???black tea???)

Black tea is the base for all kinds of tea drinks, from English breakfast tea to boba milk tea.

But how do you say it in Chinese?

Interestingly, black tea in Chinese is NOT ??? (h??i) black + ??? (chá) tea. In fact, “??????” (h??i chá) refers to another kind of tea entirely (a kind of fermented tea)

No, the standard stuff we call black tea in English is actually RED tea in Chinese:

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