lapsang souchong

See also: Lapsang Souchong

English

Etymology

From Cantonese Chinese 立山小種／立山小种 (laap6 saan1 siu2 zung2), literally "sub-variety from Mt. Li (Lapu)".

Noun

lapsang souchong (usually uncountable, plural lapsang souchongs)

1. A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

Translations

tea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正山小種／正山小种 (zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng), 拉普山小種／拉普山小种 (Lāpǔ shān xiǎozhǒng), 立山小種／立山小种 (Lì shān xiǎozhǒng)

• Japanese: 正山小種 (ラプサン・スーチョン, rapusan sūchon), 正山小種 (せいさんしょうしゅ, seisan shōshu) (less common reading)
• Korean: 정산소종 (jeongsansojong), 랍상 소우총 (rapsang souchong)
• Russian: лапса́н соучу́н m (lapsán součún), лапса́н сушо́нг m (lapsán sušóng)

See also

• lapsang souchong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia