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渥堆

Mandarin · pinyin wò duī

wet piling, aka wet pile fermentation (a stage in the production of certain types of tea, notably 熟普洱茶 shóu Pǔ ěr chá, ripe Pu'er tea)

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渥: wò · moisten, soak; great, deep; dye; to enrich
堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up

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4–1 · wo4 dui1

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