Tieguanyin

English

Alternative forms

• tieguanyin

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵觀音／铁观音 (tiěguānyīn).

Noun

Tieguanyin (uncountable)

1. A variety of oolong tea originating in Anxi, Fujian, China.
   • 1980 January 21, “Fujian's Vice Governor Writes on Economic Prospects for 1980's”, in FBIS Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[1], volume I, number 14:

     The Tieguanyin tea of Anxi and Tahongpao tea of Wuyi Mountain are well known at home and abroad.

   • 2010, Li Hong, translated by Yilise Lin, Brewing Tea: Appreciating Chinese Tea, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, →ISBN, page 15:

     Use a covered tea bowl for brewing Tieguanyin tea.

   • 2013, Adam Ellis, Books of Adam: The Blunder Years‎^[2], Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:

     I drink Tieguanyin most nights. Occasionally I'll switch up the tea I drink, but the Iron Goddess of Mercy is the one I continually return to.

Translations

variety of oolong tea

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鐵觀音／铁观音 (tit³ gun¹ jam¹)

  Mandarin: 鐵觀音／铁观音 (zh) (tiěguānyīn)