做旧做舊
Term · Market
faking age
Literal meaning
make old
Definition#
Faking age: making young tea or its packaging look and taste older than it is, for example by deliberate humid storage or by imitation wrappers. Jiemian dates the practice in pu'er to the mid-1990s, when collection value was recognised, and links it to the rise of a storage industry.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | faking age artificial ageing to deceive translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid ageing genuine 陈化 is not fraud |
| Deutsch | künstliche Alterung Vortäuschen von Alter translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid Reifung echte Reifung ist kein Betrug |
| Русский | искусственное состаривание подделка возраста translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid выдержка настоящая выдержка не подделка |
| 简体字 | 做旧 | |
| 繁體字 | 做舊 | |
| 日本語 | 古く見せる加工 |
Common confusions#
- Humid storage itself is a legitimate style; 做旧 refers to using it, or other tricks, to misrepresent age.