碧螺春

Mandarin · pinyin bì luó chūn

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  1. biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖 Tài Hú, Jiangsu
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碧
bì · jade; green, blue
螺
luó · spiral shell; conch; spiral
春
chūn · spring; wanton
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4–2–1 · bi4 luo2 chun1

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bik1 lo4 ceon1

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noun

  1. biluochun (a type of green tea)

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碧螺春 · bi4 luo2 chun1
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Exact source record碧螺春 碧螺春 [bi4 luo2 chun1] /biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu/