篓簍
Term · Market
bamboo basket
Literal meaning
basket
Definition#
A large woven-bamboo basket used both as packing and as a pressing form for dark tea: Anhua 天尖 and other 三尖 grades were traditionally lightly pressed into baskets (轻压篓装), and 千两茶 is stamped inside a strip-bamboo basket (篾篓). Pu'er cases were also packed in bamboo baskets with the 大票 inside.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | bamboo basket basket packing for dark tea translation |
Also acceptable
|
| Deutsch | Bambuskorb translation |
Also acceptable
|
| Русский | бамбуковая корзина translation |
Also acceptable
|
| 简体字 | 篓 | |
| 繁體字 | 簍 | Regional usage
|
| 日本語 | 竹籠 |
Common confusions#
- Basket-pressed tea is sometimes described as loose; it is lightly compressed in the basket.