乌龙茶烏龍茶
Term · Classification
oolong
Literal meaning
black-dragon tea (blue-green tea)
Definition#
Partially oxidised tea made by withering, repeated tossing or bruising of the leaf edges, a kill-green to halt oxidation, rolling and drying, often followed by roasting. Oxidation ranges widely, from light Taiwanese high-mountain teas to heavy Wuyi rock teas and Oriental Beauty. Mainland standards name the class 乌龙茶 with 青茶 as a synonym.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | oolong partially oxidised tea pinyin with a gloss |
Also acceptable
Avoid semi-fermented tea fermentation is the wrong process; use 'partially oxidised' blue tea literal calque of 青茶, opaque to readers |
| Deutsch | Oolong teiloxidierter Tee pinyin with a gloss |
Also acceptable
Avoid halbfermentierter Tee verbreitet, aber fachlich ungenau (Oxidation, nicht Fermentation); höchstens als Erläuterung |
| Русский | улун частично окисленный чай pinyin |
Also acceptable
Avoid оолонг ошибочная передача с английского; по Палладию — улун улунг неверно |
| 简体字 | 乌龙茶 | Also acceptable
|
| 繁體字 | 烏龍茶 | Also acceptable
Regional usage
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| 日本語 | 烏龍茶 | Also acceptable
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Common confusions#
- 'oolong' is a legacy southern-Min/trade form, not pinyin; pinyin wulong is rare in English
Terms#
Entries that use this term 7#
台湾乌龙茶
Taiwan oolong Táiwān wūlóngchá
Grouping for Taiwan's partly oxidised teas, from strip Baozhong (about 8–25% oxidation per TRES) to Oriental Beauty (50–60%), mostly from Qingxin Wulong and Jinxuan.
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冻顶乌龙茶
Dong Ding oolong Dòngdǐng wūlóngchá
Medium-oxidised, cloth-ball-rolled and roasted Qingxin oolong from Lugu, Nantou; the style is now made well beyond the Dong Ding tableland.
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高山乌龙茶
Taiwan high-mountain oolong Gāoshān wūlóngchá
Lightly oxidised, ball-rolled oolong from gardens at about 1,000 m or more in Nantou, Chiayi and Taichung; the threshold is a convention.
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阿里山高山茶
Alishan high-mountain oolong Ālǐshān gāoshān chá
High-mountain oolong from Chiayi’s Greater Alishan tea area, including Meishan, Zhuqi, Fanlu and Alishan, mainly made from Qingxin Wulong and Jinxuan.
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梨山茶
Lishan high-mountain oolong Líshān chá
High-mountain Qingxin oolong from Lishan and Baxianshan in Taichung's Heping District, among Taiwan's highest gardens; only two or three crops a year in places.
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木栅铁观音
Muzha Tieguanyin Mùzhà Tiěguānyīn
Ball-rolled, medium-oxidised and heavily roasted oolong from Muzha (Maokong), Taipei; in Taiwan 鐵觀音 names this method, which may use other cultivars.
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