underground storage

Literal meaning

ground / earth storage

Definition#

Storage of tea in underground or below-grade rooms, usually in bulk and in a warm, humid climate, so that conditions are damper than an ordinary dry store. It blurs the usual line between dry (干仓) and wet (湿仓) storage. Converted air-raid shelters in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, are a documented example of underground pu'er storage.

Translation and usage#

Language	Use	Alternatives & cautions
English	underground storage cellar-type humid storage translation	Also acceptable cellar storage dicang earth storage Avoid dry storage dicang is usually humid; it is not a synonym of 干仓
Deutsch	Kellerlagerung unterirdische, meist feuchte Lagerung translation	Also acceptable Untergrundlagerung Dicang
Русский	подземное хранение хранение в подвалах, обычно влажное translation	Also acceptable дицан
简体字	地仓
繁體字	地倉
日本語	地下倉での保管

Common confusions#

Read as a fourth storage class on a par with 干仓 and 湿仓; it describes the place (below ground), and its humidity varies.

Terms#

湿仓 shīcāng 干仓 gāncāng 入仓 rùcāng 退仓 tuìcāng 仓味 cāngwèi 广东仓 Guǎngdōng cāng

Sources#

babelcarp.org/babelcarp/babelcarp.cgi?phrase=地仓&define=1

jiemian.com/article/2473352.html

mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=芳村%20湘%20贡%20尖%20地仓%20霉味%