"Tieguanyin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵觀音 /铁观音 (tiěguānyīn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|鐵觀音}} Mandarin 鐵觀音 /铁观音 (tiěguānyīn) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Tieguanyin (uncountable)
  1. A variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: tieguanyin Translations (variety of oolong tea): 鐵觀音 /铁观音 (english: tit³ gun¹ jam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 鐵觀音 /铁观音 (tiěguānyīn) (Chinese Mandarin)
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