Tieguanyin

English

Alternative forms
  • tieguanyin

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵觀音／铁观音 (tiěguānyīn).

Noun

Tieguanyin (uncountable)

  1. A variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.
    • 1980 January 21, “Fujian's Vice Governor Writes on Economic Prospects for 1980's”, in FBIS Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎, volume I, number 14:
      The Tieguanyin tea of Anxi and Tahongpao tea of Wuyi Mountain are well known at home and abroad.
    • 2010, Li Hong, translated by Yilise Lin, Brewing Tea: Appreciating Chinese Tea, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, page 15:
      Use a covered tea bowl for brewing Tieguanyin tea.
    • 2013, Adam Ellis, Books of Adam: The Blunder Years‎, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:
      I drink Tieguanyin most nights. Occasionally I'll switch up the tea I drink, but the Iron Goddess of Mercy is the one I continually return to.

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