正山小種

See also: 正山小种

Chinese

		the "lineal mountains"	subvariety
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄢㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeng³ saan¹ siu² zung²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng [Phonetic: zhèngshānxiáozhǒng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄢㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngshan siǎojhǒng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-shan¹ hsiao³-chung³
  - Yale: jèng-shān syǎu-jǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshan sheaujoong
  - Palladius: чжэншань сяочжун (čžɛnšanʹ sjaočžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeng³ saan¹ siu² zung²
  - Yale: jeng sāan síu júng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzeng³ saan¹ siu² dzung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zéng³ san¹ xiu² zung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːŋ³³ saːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

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)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	山	小	種
Grade: 1	Grade: 1	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Cantonese 立山小種 / 立山小种 (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): [ɾa̠pɯ̟sa̠ɰ̃ sɨːt͡ɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

正山小種(ラプサン・スーチョン) • (rapusan sūchon)

lapsang souchong tea

Usage notes

This reading appears to be the most common.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
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 / 正山小种 (zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng). The reading is the expected on'yomi for these characters.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ːsa̠ɰ̃ ɕo̞ːɕɨ]

Noun

正(せい)山(さん)小(しょう)種(しゅ) • (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.