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    Expressing 'oolong' with 乌龙 (wūlóng)

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    Explanation

    乌龙 (wūlóng) literally means 'black dragon' and is most commonly associated with oolong tea. Beyond tea, 乌龙 can also mean 'own goal' in sports or a blunder or mix-up in colloquial usage. In tea contexts, it refers to the semi-oxidized tea variety.

    Examples

    • 乌龙是一种半发酵的茶叶。

      Wūlóng shì yì zhǒng bàn fājiào de cháyè.

      Oolong is a type of semi-fermented tea.

    • 他踢足球时不小心踢进了乌龙球。

      Tā tī zúqiú shí bù xiǎoxīn tī jìn le wūlóng qiú.

      He accidentally scored an own goal while playing soccer.

    • 这件事完全是个乌龙，大家误会了。

      Zhè jiàn shì wánquán shì gè wūlóng, dàjiā wùhuì le.

      This whole thing was a mix-up; everyone misunderstood.

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