You've got the geographic regions mixed up. Northern Chinese refer it to "cha", ...

		brisance on Jan 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Political History of Pad Thai You've got the geographic regions mixed up. Northern Chinese refer it to "cha", while Southern Chinese call it "te" (sounds like tailor). Even though India is geographically closer to southern China, they got the word from Portuguese.