hyson

[ hahy-suhn ]

/ ˈhaɪ sən /

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noun

a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson ).

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Origin of hyson

1730–40; <dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) héichēun, akin to Chinese xīchūn (blooming) spring

Words nearby hyson

hyracoid, hyracotherium, hyrax, Hyrcania, Hyrcanian, hyson, hyssop, hyster-, hysterectomize, hysterectomy, hysteresis

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How to use hyson in a sentence

However, six of us landed, and held the fort somehow till more Imperialists came up, while the Hyson pushed on towards Soochow.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
The Hyson blew her whistle, and was received with deafening cheers from the gunboats, which were on the eve of bolting.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
Gordon at once hastened to the rescue at the head of one of his regiments, and with the invaluable Hyson steamer.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
Mr. Podgers (republican, Mass.) desired to know if the tax upon Young Hyson is not to be moderated?
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell

He's a chap named Hyson, the local ne'er-do-well, who was almost starving when Mr. Glenthorpe came to the district.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees

British Dictionary definitions for hyson

hyson

/ (ˈhaɪsən) /

noun

a Chinese green tea, the early crop of which is known as young hyson and the inferior leaves as hyson skin

Word Origin for hyson

C18: from Chinese (Cantonese) hei-ch'un bright spring

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