<p>No, Longjing is a term of tea. It is a specific type of tea.</p>

<p>If you talk to people Dragon Well, they don't think you are talking about tea but a real well called Dragon.</p>

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Diaph
<p>Not really sure what the question is asking, but here’s what I’ve pieced together anyway:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.panix.com/%7Eperin/babelcarp/babelcarp.cgi?phrase=%E9%BE%99%E4%BA%95&amp;define=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Babelcarp</a> does have this entry:</p>
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<p><strong>Translation</strong></p>
<p>龙井 (Long2 Jing3) = (龙井 or 龍井) Dragon well (wok-fired flat-leaf lücha, canonically from Xi Hu in Zhejiang)</p>
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<p>I would assume in some circles it’s a <em>valid</em> translation but I wouldn’t know which circles those would be.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longjing_tea" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> also mentions:</p>
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<p>Longjing tea.....sometimes called by its literal translated name <strong>Dragon Well tea</strong>, is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village near Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.</p>
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<p><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B01FUUN01U" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a> (USA) is also selling:</p>
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<p>Golden Moon Tea - Dragon Well Tea - Organic - Loose Leaf - Non GMO - 2oz Tin - 24 Servings</p>
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<p>With the words <strong>Dragon Well</strong> printed largely on the label.</p>

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Mou某
<p>In China there is a kind of tea called <em>Longjing</em>. But can we call it Dragon Well tea? Because I heard that in foreign countries a dragon does not have a positive image.</p>

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Many Chinese words may not be translated character by character, for the name itself had a long history, and some names are abbreviated words. The word 龙井 means **the water well** (井) that a **loong** (龙, Chinese dragon) lives in, if you translated as **Dragon Well**, it is an ambiguous name. Also, the province name 江苏, comes from the city names 江宁 and 苏州.
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很好喝的茶，我每天都喝完整壶龙井茶！ 问题：一条住在井里的龙不是鱼吗？为什么不叫‘鱼井茶’？
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Longjing tea in English
# Longjing tea in English

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-29)

In China there is a kind of tea called *Longjing*. But can we call it Dragon Well tea? Because I heard that in foreign countries a dragon does not have a positive image.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Many Chinese words may not be translated character by character, for the name itself had a long history, and some names are abbreviated words. The word 龙井 means **the water well** (井) that a **loong** (龙, Chinese dragon) lives in, if you translated as **Dragon Well**, it is an ambiguous name. Also, the province name 江苏, comes from the city names 江宁 and 苏州.  
> **username_2**: 很好喝的茶，我每天都喝完整壶龙井茶！ 问题：一条住在井里的龙不是鱼吗？为什么不叫‘鱼井茶’？  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-29. Score: 1

No, Longjing is a term of tea. It is a specific type of tea.

If you talk to people Dragon Well, they don't think you are talking about tea but a real well called Dragon.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-12-30. Score: 1

Not really sure what the question is asking, but here’s what I’ve pieced together anyway:

[Babelcarp](http://www.panix.com/%7Eperin/babelcarp/babelcarp.cgi?phrase=%E9%BE%99%E4%BA%95&define=1) does have this entry:

> **Translation**
>
> 龙井 (Long2 Jing3) = (龙井 or 龍井) Dragon well (wok-fired flat-leaf lücha, canonically from Xi Hu in Zhejiang)

I would assume in some circles it’s a *valid* translation but I wouldn’t know which circles those would be.

[Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longjing_tea) also mentions:

> Longjing tea.....sometimes called by its literal translated name **Dragon Well tea**, is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village near Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.

[Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B01FUUN01U) (USA) is also selling:

> Golden Moon Tea - Dragon Well Tea - Organic - Loose Leaf - Non GMO - 2oz Tin - 24 Servings

With the words **Dragon Well** printed largely on the label.


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