Mandarin · 13 October 2026 · Tea Art & Culture
功夫茶
gōng fu cháPinyin
Gongfu tea / Kung Fu tea style
noun
A traditional, highly meticulous Chinese tea brewing method originating from the Chaoshan and Minnan regions. It utilizes small vessels, high leaf-to-water ratios, and multiple short infusions to extract the precise flavor profile of premium oolong or pu-erh teas.
In a sentence
新来的合租伙伴客客气气地搬出全套木质茶盘，张罗著要用正宗的功夫茶手法来招待前来对帐的老中介。
Xīn lái de hézū huǒbàn kèkè-qìqì de bān chū quántào mùzhì chápán, zhāngluozhe yào yòng zhèngzōng de gōngfuchá shǒufǎ lái zhāodài qiánlái duìzhàng de lǎo zhōngjiè.
The newly arrived co-tenant exceptionally politely hauled out a full set of wooden tea trays, arranging to use authentic Gongfu tea techniques to entertain the veteran agent who came over to balance the accounts.
