Cockney Slang?

[Mer_Girl2001]

Can anyone tell me what Tea in China means, like if someone said "its Tea in China china", I know china means mate but unsure what teh other part is??

Thanks..

[sara3]

me old china is mate, as in china plate.

the actual phrase is, "not for all the tea in China" and the meaning can be found here..

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/not-for-all -the-tea-in-china.html

[Mer_Girl2001]

Thank you for that, but I dont understand the "its" bit in front of it? doesnt make sense? Or do you ignore that part?

[sara3]

I think perhaps you've mis-read/heard it.. it doesn't have an "it's" at the beginning.

[Mer_Girl2001]

ok..lol..thanks for your help

[Postdog]

Never ever heard it at all - I think whoever you heard it from must have had a touch of the del boys!

[Mer_Girl2001]

lol.. whats the "del boys"..

[Marijn]

Del Boy is a Cockney character from the comedy programme Only Fools and Horses, and he always gets his phrases mixed up.

[taff45]

I think Del Boy would have been distinctly upset if notafish called him a Cockney. I seem to recall that Del was a "Sarf London lad" (Peckham I think) and he would have not been very sociable towards his East London Cockney neighbours.