拣剔揀剔
Term · Processing
sorting
Literal meaning
pick out + remove
Definition#
Sorting by hand or machine to remove stems, yellow or old leaves and foreign matter from maocha during refining. In yancha it is labour-intensive and is traditionally done before the main roasting, since stems and yellow leaves burn differently from the strip.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | sorting removing stems and yellow leaves translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid picking (unqualified) confusable with harvesting (采摘) |
| Deutsch | Verlesen Aussortieren von Stängeln und gelben Blättern translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid Pflücken that is harvest |
| Русский | переборка ручная или машинная сортировка translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid сбор that is harvest |
| 简体字 | 拣剔 | |
| 繁體字 | 揀剔 | |
| 日本語 | 選別 |
Common confusions#
- English 'picking' is ambiguous with harvesting.
Terms#
Entries that use this term 7#
武夷岩茶
Wuyi rock tea Wǔyí yánchá
Umbrella entry for the roasted oolongs of Wuyishan, defined by a geographical-indication standard; individual cultivars and named teas are child entries.
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白茶
White tea báichá
Tea chiefly made by withering, drying and sorting, without green-tea fixation. Traditional forms are unrolled; Fuding new-craft white tea adds light rolling.
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白毫银针
Silver Needle Báiháo Yínzhēn
Bud-only white tea made from Dabai or Shuixian plant material under the national product definition. Fuding and Zhenghe are important production origins.
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白牡丹
White Peony Bái Mǔdān
White tea from a bud with one or two young leaves of Dabai or Shuixian cultivars, fuller than Silver Needle; named for its flower-like leaf clusters.
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贡眉
Gong Mei Gòngméi
White tea made from tender shoots of seed-grown tea populations. Its national product definition is narrower than Shoumei's, which also allows Dabai and Shuixian material.
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寿眉
Shou Mei Shòuméi
Leafy white tea made from tender shoots or leaves of Dabai, Shuixian or population-type tea plants. Sold loose or pressed; leaf grade, season and storage are separate details.
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