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Translation shixing (Shi1 Xing3) = (湿醒 or 濕醒) literally Moist Awakening: the phase of xingcha in which either (1) tea leaves are rinsed with hot water which is discarded prior to steeping to drink the liquor; or (2) the dry leaves are placed into a brewing vessel just emptied of the pre-heat water, so the residual heat and moisture awaken the leaves before brewing
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