On Apr 27, 1:05 pm, cha bing > wrote:
> In terms of learning Chinese terms for tea, I'd be less interested in
> a pronunciation guide than I would a categorized list of tea-related
> vocabulary words. E.g., a list of oolongs (with characters, pinyin,
> and english), a list of puer terms, a list of tea producing regions, a
> list of commonly used tea adjectives, a list of tea-related verbs,
> etc. If anyone knows of anything like this, I'd be interested in it.
> My goal would be to eventually read a bit more online about tea in
> Chinese. I could, of course, look up words in a dictionary, but my
> dictionary probably wouldn't have all of the necessary specialized
> terms.
>
> cha bing

cha bing, we may have what you desire -- or something like it -- at
CHA DAO. see the post at
http://tinyurl.com/3ykkbv -- in composing which i had constant
recourse to babelcarp and other lexical sources. [i also picked the
brains of at least half-a-dozen native speakers -- which,
unsurprisingly for those who study language, often made things less
clear. or at least, let us say, less simple to account for in a simple
list. language is like a many-faceted gem, constantly turning -- and
with every turn it refracts the light in a new and different way. and
this would be true even if tea culture were not such a long and
nuanced tradition; even if the chinese-speaking world were not so
ancient and populous.]

i should note that i consider this handlist a work in progress. its
last revision, i see, was in july; but i have had a particularly
eventful year, and thus less time than i would have liked for such
projects. but helpful colleagues and friends have noted [a few]
details here and there that should be changed, and when i get the
chance, i will make those. overall i would say the work is pretty
accurate. one can always add more tea destinations! and if you saw
niisonge's list of teahouses -- just in beijing -- you will get some
idea of the massive scope. in revising the 'destinations' portion, i
will try to stick to places i myself have visited and/or places that
come with high recommendation from trusted sources.

i like your idea of 'tea adjectives' and 'tea verbs' and such. these
are perhaps underrepresented in the handlist, though you will find
some in section 8. that's a direction in which i could try to expand
the thing in the future. meanwhile, i hope you find helpful what's
already there.

best to all,
corax