正山小種
Chinese
the "lineal mountains" | subvariety | ||
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trad. (正山小種) | 正山 | 小種 | |
simp. (正山小种) | 正山 | 小种 |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Unclear how 正山 equates to lapsang, since that should be 立山 instead.”)
Pronunciation
Noun
正山小種
- lapsang souchong (tea plant)
Synonyms
- 拉普山小種/拉普山小种 (Lāpǔ shān xiǎozhǒng)
- 立山小種/立山小种 (Lìshān xiǎozhǒng)
See also
- 正山小種 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |||
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正 | 山 | 小 | 種 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
irregular |
Borrowed from Cantonese 立山小種 (laap6 saan1 siu2 zung2, literally “sub-variety from Lapu Mountain”).
The spelling was apparently changed prior to borrowing into Japanese, replacing the 立 (laap6) character with the 正 (zeng3) character while keeping the pronunciation unchanged.
The reading is an approximation of modern Cantonese, and is thus neither on'yomi nor kun'yomi.
Alternative forms
- ラプサン・スーチョン
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾa̠pɯ̟ᵝsã̠ɰ̃ sɨᵝːt͡ɕõ̞ɴ]
Noun
正山小種 • (rapusan sūchon)
- lapsang souchong tea
Usage notes
This reading appears to be the most common.
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |||
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正 | 山 | 小 | 種 |
せい Grade: 1 | さん Grade: 1 | しょう Grade: 1 | しゅ Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
The spelling is borrowed from Chinese 正山小種. The reading is the expected on'yomi for these characters.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [se̞ːsã̠ɰ̃ ɕo̞ːɕɨᵝ]
Noun
正山小種 • (seisan shōshu)
- lapsang souchong tea
Usage notes
This reading appears to be substantially less common than rapusan sūchon above. However, it is also the most obvious reading from a Japanese perspective, using the standard Japanese pronunciation of the characters.