white tea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Chinese 白茶 (báichá).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
- (countable, uncountable) A drink brewed from these tea leaves.
- (countable, uncountable) Black tea served with milk.
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(countable, uncountable) Boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.
The young men from Hong Kong shivered in the compartment like prisoners in a dungeon. They drank hot water. I offered them some of my green tea (Zhulan brand: "A tea from ancient kings for those with kingly tastes") but they said no; they preferred drinking hot water. "White tea," the Chinese call it, bai cha.
2006, Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China, →ISBN, page 314:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| white teas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
black tea · green tea · black tea · yellow tea · green tea · yellow tea
Translations (23)
cmn 白茶 (drink made with water and leaves) · fi valkoinen tee (leaves) · ru бе́лый чай (leaves) · uk бі́лий чай (drink made with water and leaves) · ar شَاي أَبْيَض (drink made with water and leaves) · vi trà trắng (drink made with water and leaves) · pt chá branco (drink made with water and leaves) · ru бе́лый чай (drink made with water and leaves) · it tè bianco (drink made with water and leaves) · cmn 白茶葉 /白茶叶 (leaves) · cmn 白茶 (drink made with water alone) · pl wrzątek (drink made with water alone) · bg бял чай (drink made with water and leaves) · fr thé blanc (drink made with water and leaves) · ja 白茶 (drink made with water and leaves) · ru кипято́к (drink made with water alone) · be бе́лая гарба́та (drink made with water and leaves) · pl biała herbata (drink made with water and leaves) · de weißer Tee (drink made with water and leaves) · fi valkoinen tee (drink made with water and leaves) · ga tae geal (drink made with water and leaves) · ko 백차 (drink made with water and leaves) · pl biała herbata (leaves)