正山小種

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See also: 正山小种

Chinese

the "lineal mountains" subvariety
trad. (正山小種) 正山 小種
simp. (正山小种) 正山 小种

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Unclear how 正山 equates to lapsang, since that should be 立山 instead.”)

Pronunciation

Noun

正山小種

  1. lapsang souchong (tea plant)

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

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正山小種 (rapusan sūchon, seisan shōshu): loose lapsang souchong tea.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正 山 小 種
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Cantonese 立山小種／立山小种 (laap6 saan1 siu2 zung2, literally “sub-variety from Lapu Mountain”).

The spelling was apparently changed prior to borrowing into Japanese, replacing the 立 (laap6) character with the 正 (zeng3) character while keeping the pronunciation unchanged.

The reading is an approximation of modern Cantonese, and is thus neither on'yomi nor kun'yomi.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

正山小種(ラプサン・スーチョン) • (rapusan sūchon) 

  1. lapsang souchong tea
Usage notes

This reading appears to be the most common.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正 山 小 種
せい
Grade: 1 		さん
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 1 		しゅ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

The spelling is borrowed from Chinese 正山小種／正山小种 (zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng). The reading is the expected on'yomi for these characters.

Pronunciation

Noun

正(せい)山(さん)小(しょう)種(しゅ) • (seisan shōshu) 

  1. lapsang souchong tea
Usage notes

This reading appears to be substantially less common than rapusan sūchon above. However, it is also the most obvious reading from a Japanese perspective, using the standard Japanese pronunciation of the characters.

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