yellow tea

English
Leaves of Chinese yellow tea (黃茶/黄茶)
Brewed Korean yellow tea (황차)

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 黃茶／黄茶 (huángchá).

Noun

yellow tea (countable and uncountable, plural yellow teas)

  1. A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste
  2. A slightly oxidised Korean tea, made in a similar way to oolong or black tea but with less oxidisation

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