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鱼

yú

Chinese tea

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释义

名词

使用茶包冲泡的中国茶。

DEFINITION

Noun

Chinese tea brewed using tea bags.

由来

新加坡咖啡店文化的一部分，为所谓的“中国茶”的代名词。
当顾客在咖啡店点一杯“钓鱼”时，他们将买到一杯中国茶，那其实是浸泡在热水中的中国茶茶包。
为了继续让茶味渗透出茶包，与热水混匀，顾客需要自己将茶包在杯中上下提放，由于这一动作很像在钓鱼，所以中国茶也俗称为“钓鱼”
在新加坡的咖啡店中，中国茶并没有特定的茶种，可包括普洱、铁观音等。

ETYMOLOGY

“钓鱼”, which means “fishing”, is a colloquial name for Chinese tea in Singapore’s coffee shop culture.
When customers order “钓鱼” at a coffee shop, they are served a teabag of Chinese tea immersed in a cup of hot water.
The name comes from the action of repeatedly dunking and lifting the teabag to extract the tea leaves’ flavour, which is similar to the act of fishing with a rod.
“钓鱼” does not specifically refer to any particular type of Chinese tea, and could include pu’er, tieguanyin and others.

例句

外地人来到狮城的咖啡店，如果听到有人向咖啡档点一杯“钓鱼”或“踢球”，可能会感到一头雾水，但这就是本地咖啡店的独特文化。（《联合晚报》，11/12/2011）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

Foreigners are often perplexed when they hear customers ordering “钓鱼” (literally, "fishing") or “踢球” (literally, "playing football") from the drinks stall in Singapore’s coffee shop, but such lingo is part of our unique coffee shop culture. (Lianhe Wanbao, 11/12/2011)