七子饼茶

七子餅茶

qīzǐbǐngchá

noun

Measure Word

一饼七子饼茶 bǐng

Meanings

1 Seven Sons Cake Tea
2 traditional pu'er tea cake (357g) sold in packs of seven

Characters

Examples

这套七子饼茶是云南普洱。

Zhè tào qīzǐ bǐngchá shì Yúnnán Pǔ'ěr.

This set of Seven Sons Cake Tea is Yunnan pu'er.

七子饼茶越陈越香。

Qīzǐ bǐngchá yuè chén yuè xiāng.

Seven Sons Cake Tea gets more fragrant with age.

Tips

culture

Traditional Yunnan pu'er packaging: seven 357-gram round tea cakes wrapped in bamboo. Format dates to Qing caravan trade, when total pack weight was standardized for horse transport. The 'seven sons' also symbolize good fortune.

Stroke Order

七 qī

子 zǐ

饼 bǐng

茶 chá