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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵觀音／铁观音 (tiěguānyīn).
Noun
Tieguanyin (uncountable)
- A variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.
1980 January 21, “Fujian's Vice Governor Writes on Economic Prospects for 1980's”, in FBIS Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 14:The Tieguanyin tea of Anxi and Tahongpao tea of Wuyi Mountain are well known at home and abroad.
2010, Li Hong, translated by Yilise Lin, Brewing Tea: Appreciating Chinese Tea, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, page 15:Use a covered tea bowl for brewing Tieguanyin tea.
2013, Adam Ellis, Books of Adam: The Blunder Years, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:I drink Tieguanyin most nights. Occasionally I'll switch up the tea I drink, but the Iron Goddess of Mercy is the one I continually return to.
Translations
variety of oolong tea
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 鐵觀音／铁观音 (tit3 gun1 jam1)
- Mandarin: 鐵觀音／铁观音 (zh) (tiěguānyīn)
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