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龍井茶

简龙井茶 · 繁龍井茶

Mandarin · pinyin lóng jǐng chá

Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang

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井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
茶: chá · tea
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–3–2 · long2 jing3 cha2

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