苦丁茶

kǔdīngchá

noun

Measure Word

一杯苦丁茶 bēi

Meanings

1 kuding tea (bitter tea brewed from holly leaves)

Characters

nail, small cube

Examples

苦丁茶味道很苦,但回甘明显。

Kǔdīngchá wèidào hěn kǔ, dàn huígān míngxiǎn.

Kuding tea tastes very bitter, but the sweet aftertaste is pronounced.

上火了喝点苦丁茶能清热。

Shànghuǒ le hē diǎn kǔdīngchá néng qīngrè.

When you have 'internal heat', drinking some kuding tea can cool you down.

Tips

culture

Not a true Camellia sinensis tea — most 苦丁茶 is made from leaves of Ilex kudingcha (a holly) twisted into long needle-like 'nails' (丁). Drunk in southern China for its supposed heat-clearing and blood-pressure-lowering effects.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ

丁 dīng

茶 chá