caicha

Literal meaning

vegetable/common + tea

Definition#

The indigenous seed-propagated tea population of Wuyishan, genetically mixed because each bush grows from seed. It is the ancestral pool from which many mingcong were selected and the raw material of Qizhong. 'Wuyi caicha' (武夷菜茶) is the full name.

Translation and usage#

Language	Use	Alternatives & cautions
English	caicha seed-grown native Wuyi tea population pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable Wuyi caicha landrace caicha (Wuyi landrace) Avoid vegetable tea 菜 here means common/home-grown
Deutsch	Caicha samenvermehrte einheimische Teepopulation pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable Caicha (Wuyi-Landsorte) Avoid Gemüsetee literal mistranslation
Русский	цайча местные кусты, выращенные из семян pinyin with a gloss	Also acceptable цайча (местная семенная популяция Уи) Avoid овощной чай literal mistranslation
简体字繁體字	菜茶
日本語	菜茶

Common confusions#

Literal 'vegetable tea' renderings; also confused with herbal 'cai' teas.

Terms#

奇种 qízhǒng 名丛 míngcóng 品种 pǐnzhǒng

Sources#

m.sohu.com/a/1038458681_575885/