Babelcarp:
a Chinese Tea Lexicon
Enter a New Chinese Tea Phrase
🎲
Translation
yinianchasannianyaoqinianbao (Yi1 Nian2 Cha2 San1 Nian2 Yao4 Qi1 Nian2 Bao3) = (一年茶三年药七年宝) First Year Tea, Third Year Medicine, Seventh Year Treasure: a
baicha
proverb indicating that early on it’s “merely” tea, but after a couple of years it has medicinal qualities, and after six or so it has great value; there is research showing that aging
baicha
builds up its flavonoid content, but this saying antedates the research
Previous or Next Entry
Prev:
Yin2 Hua1 Xiang1
Next:
Yin2 Ji2
Pick a Remembered Chinese Tea Phrase
Propose a new entry or a change to an existing entry
—and/or—
Entry type:
New entry
—or—
Updated entry
Submit new or changed entry
And Finally
Complaints? Questions? Suggestions?
Thanks for using the Carp!