Named after Pu'er city in Yunnan. Two main types: 生普 (raw, ages slowly) and 熟普 (ripe, artificially fermented in the 1970s to mimic aged raw). Sold in compressed 饼 (cakes), 砖 (bricks), or 沱 (nests).
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Note the apostrophe in pǔ'ěr, required before ě to mark the syllable boundary.
