price of tea in China

noun

Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur, or that someone unaware of it is ignorant, etc.

“What does the president's latest tweet have to do with the price of tea in China?”

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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticSomething that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur, or that someone unaware of it is ignorant, etc.

    What does the president's latest tweet have to do with the price of tea in China?

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    "What the fuck does Mama know about the price of tea in China?"

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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see price, tea, China.

    Due to the Sino-Indian trade crisis, the price of tea in China has risen dramatically the past fiscal month.

Origin

Since the price of tea in China was an important topic in England during and around the 19th century and it was s often mentioned in the British House of Commons.

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Translations

Hebrew מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני
  • מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני (má inyán sh'mitá étzel hár sináy)irrelevant to the topic at hand
Russian в огоро́де бузина́, а в Ки́еве дя́дька
  • в огоро́де бузина́, а в Ки́еве дя́дька (v ogoróde buziná, a v Kíjeve djádʹka)irrelevant to the topic at hand
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APA

price of tea in China. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20of%20tea%20in%20China

MLA

“price of tea in China.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20of%20tea%20in%20China. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “price of tea in China,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/price%20of%20tea%20in%20China.

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