white tea
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white tea
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Calque of Chinese 白茶 (báichá).
noun white teas
- The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
- A drink brewed from these tea leaves.
- Black tea served with milk.
- Boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage. The young men from Hong Kong shivered in the compartment like prisoners in a dungeon. They drank hot water. I offered them some of my green tea (Zhulan brand: "A tea from ancient kings for those with kingly tastes") but they said no; they preferred drinking hot water. "White tea," the Chinese call i
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noun leaves
| 中文 | 白茶葉 /白茶叶 báicháyè |
|---|---|
| Русский | бе́лый чай bélyj čaj |
noun drink made with water and leaves
| 한국어 | 백차 baekcha |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 白茶 hakucha |
| 中文 | 白茶 báichá |
| Português | chá branco |
| Français | thé blanc |
| Deutsch | weißer Tee |
| Italiano | tè bianco |
| Русский | бе́лый чай bélyj čaj |
| Tiếng Việt | trà trắng |
| العربية | شَاي أَبْيَض šāy ʔabyaḍ |
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@misc{white_tea_2026,
title = {white tea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20tea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
