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Translation dadiqi (Da3 Di4 Qi4) = (打地气 or 打地氣) literally Use Earth or Ground Energy: originally a way for Liubao farmers to short-weight merchants, spreading warm maocha on a wet floor, letting the leaves take up moisture and weight; this technique was adopted by merchants to dupe customers, many of whom actually preferred the resulting, less astringent taste; this process may be the origin of shi cang
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