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Mike Petro > writes:
> [...] > >Finally, does anyone know the *literal* translation of the two words? > pu'er = a town in China known for tea trading since ancient times > cha (as in puer tea) = cha2/tea/tea plant > bing (as in cake puer) = bing3 / round flat cake / cookie / cake / > pastry / > tuo (as in bowl shaped puer) = tuo2/river/streams/waterways > tuocha (2 symbols together) = "Bowl-shaped brick tea" > tuan (as in ball shaped puer) = tuan2/roll around with hand > fang (as in square puer) = fang1/a square/rectangle/a region; local > zhuan (as in brick puer) - zhuan1/ tile/ brick > jin = (I know it means small brick shape but I have not researched the > proper Chinese character) jin3 = tight /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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