Pu-erh

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English

Proper noun

Pu-erh

  1. (historical) Alternative form of Pu'er in Yunnan, China.
    • 1885 May 14, “NOTES”, in Nature‎, page 37:
      In reporting to the Empress of China the occurrence of a violent earthquake at the town of Pu-erh on November 14 last year, the Viceroy of Yunnan observes with humility that this awful visitation is to be regarded as a penalty of Heaven for his own inefficiency and incompetency and that of his staff.
    • , →ISBN, →OCLC, page 20:
      The rarest and most expensive type of tea in the world is the mysterious Pu-Erh (poo-AIR) tea from the Pu-Erh region of China.]
    • 2012, “Pu-erh Tea”, in The China Tea Book‎, CYPI Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 100:
      Pu-erh tea takes its name from its production area in Pu-erh County, Yunnan Province. It is made of broad-leaved tea, and available as loose leaves, compressed tea cakes, tea bricks of varied sizes and tea bowls.

Noun

Pu-erh (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Alternative letter-case form of pu-erh, a kind of tea from Pu'er.

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