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沱茶

Mandarin · pinyin tuó chá

a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶 Pǔ ěr chá, compacted into a bowl or nest shape
dome shaped tea-brick
caked tea

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沱: tuó · rivers, streams, waterways; flow
茶: chá · tea

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2–2 · tuo2 cha2

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to4 caa4

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