Common Puerh Related Terms |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | ||
| Cha | 茶 | Tea or Tea Plant | ||
| Cha Guan | 茶 馆 | Tea House | ||
| Cha Hu | 茶 壶 | Teapot | ||
| Puerh Cha | 普 洱 茶 | General term for Puerh Tea. | ||
| Yunnan Puerh Cha | 雲 南 普 洱 茶 | Puerh Tea from Yunnan. | ||
| qiangwei pu xiao tuocha | 薔薇普小沱茶 | Tuocha nest with rose | ||
| ju pu shao tuo cha | 菊普小沱茶 | Tuocha Nest with chrysanthemum | ||
| zhu tong xiang cha | 竹筒香茶 | Bamboo Puerh (puerh packed into a bamboo cane) | ||
| qian liang cha hua juan | 千两茶花卷 | 1000 Tael Tea (very similar to puer) | ||
| zhu qiao cha | 竹殻茶 | Bamboo Shell Puer (puer wrapped in bamboo leaves) | ||
| chen nian puerh | 陳年 普洱 |
Aged Puerh | ||
| jinya cha | 緊壓茶 | Compressed Tea | ||
| gong fu cha | 功夫茶 | Gongfu Tea | ||
| chabei | 茶杯 | cup (small) | ||
The 2 major types of Puerh |
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生 | Raw, also called Uncooked or Green(绿) This is puerh that is processed with little or no oxidation before being compressed into various forms. | Green Puerh
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| Shu | 熟 | Cooked, also called Black(黑) This is puerh that is oxidized, to varying levels, before being compressed or stored as loose leaf puerh. |
Black Puerh
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Common Puerh Shapes |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | Picture | |
| Sancha | 散茶 | loose tea leaves | ||
| Tuocha | 沱茶 | Bowl shaped, also known as birds nest, often called "Bowl shaped Brick Tea" | 
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| Xiao-Tuocha | 小沱茶 | Mini Tuocha like the Tuocha above but packed in 2-5 gram pieces. Designed to be convenient as you simply use one piece per pot of tea. | 
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| Bingcha | 餅茶 | Cake Tea, often sold in stacks of 7 called the Seven Sons(七子 - qi zi). | 
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| Fangcha | 方茶 | Square bricks | 
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| Tuancha | 团茶 | Ball Shaped, ranges in size from a golf ball to a human head. The characters are correct but I am told my translation may be wrong, I am digging further! |
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| Zhuancha | 磚茶 | Rectangular bricks | 
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| Jincha | 紧茶 | Mushroom shaped cakes of tea favoured in Tibet. Literally means tightly rolled tea or "Yunnan Tight Tea" |
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Seasons |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | ||
| ji | 季 | season | ||
| chun | 春 | spring | ||
| xia | 夏 | summer | ||
| qiu | 秋 | autumn or fall | ||
| dong | 冬 | winter | ||
Age |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | ||
| gu | 古 | ancient, old | ||
| sui | 歲 | (always used with a number) year, age, vintage | ||
| duo me lao de shi ta | 多麼老的是它 | How old is it | ||
| you | 幼 | young, immature | ||
| zuo pin nian fen ?? | 作 品 年 份 | Literaly "Work year", we might say "Vintage" followed by a year. | ||
| chen qi wu nian | 陳期五年 | aged 5 years | ||
| chen qi shi nian | 陳期十年 | aged 10 years | ||
| chen qi shi wu nian | 陳期十五年 | aged 15 years | ||
| chen qi er shi nian | 陳期二十年 | aged 20 years | ||
| chen qi san shi nian | 陳期三十年 | aged 30 years | ||
Leaf Grades |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | Picture | |
| jia | 甲 | 1st grade | Coming Soon | |
| yi | 乙 | 2nd grade | Coming Soon | |
| yin | 寅 | 3rd grade | Coming Soon | |
| mao | 卯 | 4th grade | Coming Soon | |
| chen | 辰 | 5th grade | Coming Soon | |
| si | 巳 | 6th grade | Coming Soon | |
| wu | 午 | 7th grade | Coming Soon | |
| wei | 未 | 8th grade | Coming Soon | |
| shen | 申 | 9th grade | Coming Soon | |
| you | 酉 | 10th grade | Coming Soon | |
Other potentialy useful terms |
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| Pinyin | Chinese | Description | ||
| ye | 也 | too | ||
| geng | 更 | more | ||
| jiao bu | 較不 | less | ||
| leng | 冷 | cold | ||
| tang | 烫 | hot | ||
| di | 低 | low | ||
| gao | 高 | high | ||
| tian | 甜 | Sweet | ||
| Shou Lian Xing | 收敛性 | astringent | ||
| anggui | 昂 贵 | expensive, costly | ||
| xie xie | 谢谢 | Thank You (literaly "to thank") | ||
| nin you | 您有 | Do you have | ||
| na li neng wo fa xian | 那裡能我發現 | Where can I find | ||
| Babel Fish Translation A very good international translator. You an enter phrases or even URLs. Link was added on:01/28/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Babelcarp Lew Perin´s wonderful Chinese Tea Term Translator, a valuable resource. Link was added on:04/15/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Chinese Character Dictionary Awesome online Chinese character dictionary. You can input English, Pinyin, Cantonese, or even paste Unicode. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Chinese Links A page of various Chinese links including Translation and Yixing links. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Chinese Numbers It seems there are several numbering systems in China. This site explains one type, complete with a translator. Link was added on:05/27/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Chinese to English Dictionary Input the Chinese character and get an English definition. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Code Charts (PDF Version) Code Charts for using other languages on your PC. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Conversational Chinese A good site to learn a little Chinese. Link was added on:01/08/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Google Language Tools Search and translate all at once! Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server Jim Breen´s WWWJDIC Server - A short, sweet, and to the point translation tool. Link was added on:04/15/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
 | Learn Cantonese This site offers information for learning colloquial Cantonese (Yue Chinese) as it is spoken by today´s youth in Hong Kong Link was added on:04/15/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| More Shape Terms More Shape Terms Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Online Chinese dictionaries A good list of about 20 different translation dictionaries. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Pinyin Romanization of Mandarin Chinese Good site for deciphering pinyin and tetragraphs. Link was added on:01/21/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| rec.food.drink.tea This is a newsgroup that is entirely centered on the consumption of tea. People from all over the world contribute freely. If you have a specific question this is a good place to start. If you are unfamiliar with reading newsgroups just talk to your favorite PC Guru, it really is easy. My favorite newsgroup reader is called "Forte Agent", a free version is available. Outlook Express (NOT regular Outlook) will also work. The link above takes you to Google with a search of Puerh, or Pu-Erh, or Puer, in the RFDT Tea newsgroup. Google can be used to read the newsgroups but the latency can be high. Link was added on:01/28/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Sino vocabulary notebook An interesting translation site though somewhat limited. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Zhongwen A cool translation site Link was added on:05/27/2006 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
| Zhongwen.com Another interesting translation and Chinese language site. Link was added on:12/23/2005 and was last edited on: 11/04/2006 |
