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Tieguanyin

Tieguanyin noun: a variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.

Noun

Tieguanyin (uncountable)

  1. A variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.
    • The Tieguanyin tea of Anxi and Tahongpao tea of Wuyi Mountain are well known at home and abroad.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
    • Use a covered tea bowl for brewing Tieguanyin tea.2010, Li Hong, translated by Yilise Lin, Brewing Tea: Appreciating Chinese Tea, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, page 15

Forms of Tieguanyin

alternative formtieguanyin

Origin of Tieguanyin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵觀音 /铁观音 (tiěguānyīn).

Questions about Tieguanyin

What does Tieguanyin mean?
Tieguanyin means a variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.
What part of speech is Tieguanyin?
Tieguanyin is a noun.

Words near Tieguanyin in the dictionary

  1. tiefling
  2. tieflings
  3. tiefs
  4. Tiegs
  5. Tiegses
  6. Tieguanyin
  7. tieing
  8. tiel
  9. Tiele
  10. tieless
  11. tielessness

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