bo lei

noun

Synonym of pu'er (“a kind of tea”)

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pu'er
OriginCantonese 普洱 →
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Meanings

nounbo lei (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of pu'er (“a kind of tea”)

    "What kind of tea do you prefer? Clayton has bo lei, a Yunnan red, jasmine. . .a rather excellent green."

    1999, Stuart Cohen, Invisible World, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 105

    Synonyms: pu'er

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pu'er (“a kind of tea”)

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pu'er
Also see
pu'er

Origin

  1. Cantonese普洱
  2. Englishbo lei

From Cantonese 普洱 (bou2 nei5-2), exhibiting "lazy pronunciation".

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APA

bo lei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bo%20lei

MLA

“bo lei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bo%20lei. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bo lei,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bo%20lei.

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