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大紅袍

简大红袍 · 繁大紅袍

Mandarin · pinyin dà hóng páo

an expensive type of oolong tea

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
袍: páo · long gown, robe, cloak
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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4–2–2 · da4 hong2 pao2

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noun

Da Hong Pao (a kind of wuyi tea from Fujian)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 大, 紅 /红, 袍 (páo): large red robe

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