Bai Mudan

Literal meaning

white peony

Definition#

GB/T 22291-2017 product name for white tea from one bud with one or two leaves of Dabai or Shuixian cultivars, withered, dried and sorted; graded 特级 to 三级. The Fuding GI specification allows one bud with up to three leaves. (Tea entity: bai-mudan.)

Translation and usage#

Language	Use	Alternatives & cautions
English	Bai Mudan White Peony pinyin	Also acceptable White Peony Pai Mu Tan
Deutsch	Bai Mu Dan Weiße Pfingstrose pinyin	Also acceptable Weiße Pfingstrose Pai Mu Tan Bai Mudan
Русский	Бай Му Дань белый пион pinyin	Also acceptable Баймудань Белый пион Avoid Баймутан older non-Palladius transcription (Georgian production literature)
简体字繁體字	白牡丹
日本語	白牡丹

Common confusions#

Babelcarp notes that 白牡丹 is also an unrelated Wuyi yancha cultivar name.
Pai Mu Tan is the older trade spelling still used by German shops (e.g. Sonnentor).