Friday, September 4, 2015

CIGAR MISCELLANY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Rich aroma: 芳香濃郁 fāngxiāngnóngyù ('fong heung nung yuk').
芳 fāng ('fong'): fragrant; virtuous; beautiful.
香 xiāng ('heung'): fragrant, sweet smelling, incense.
濃 nóng ('nung'): thick, strong, concentrated.
郁 yù ('yuk'):sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit.

Wrapper: 茄衣, 包皮, 包葉 jiāyì ('gaa yi'), bāopí ('baau pei'), bāoyì ('baau yip') .
Natural wrapper 天然色茄衣 tiānrán sè jiāyì ('tin yin sik gaa yi')
Maduro wrapper: 深褐色茄衣 shēn hèsè jiāyì ('sam hot sik gaa yi'); descriptive: dark brown wrapper.
深 shēn ('sam'): deep; depth; far; very, extreme.
褐 hé, hè ('hot'): coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark.
色 sè, shǎi ('sik'): color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty.
茄 jiā ('gaa', 'ke'): phonetic character used in loanwords.
衣 yī, yì ('yi'): clothes, clothing; cover, skin; to wear, to be dressed in, to put on.

Padron Cigar Company 帕德龍雪茄公司 Pà dé lóng xuějiā gōngsī ('paa tak lung suut gaa gung si').
Production process: 生產過程 shēngchǎn guòchéng ('saang chaan gwo ching').
Quality: 質量 zhìliàng ('jat leung').
Tobacco: 煙草 yāncǎo ('yin chou').
Produced entirely, of one source: 均產 jūn chǎn ('gwaan chaan').
All produced in Nicaragua: 均產自尼加拉瓜 jūn chǎn zì níjiālāguā ('gwaan chaan ji nei gaa laap gwaa').
Aging, maturing: 熟成 shúchéng ('suk ching').

Florida: 佛羅里達 Fóluólǐdá ('faat lo lei daat').
Miami: 邁阿密 Mài'āmì ('maai aa mat').
Honduras: 洪都拉斯 Hóngdūlāsī ('hung dou laa si').
Nicaragua: 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā ('nei gaa laap gwaa').
Cuba: 古巴 Gǔbā ('gu baa').
Dominica: 多米尼加 Duōmíngníjiā ('do ming nei gaa').
Ecuador: 厄瓜多 Èguāduō ('aak gwaa do').

Kinds or types of sizes 種尺寸 zhǒng chǐcùn ('jung chek chuen').
Medium bodied taste: 中等濃郁 zhōngděng nóngyù ('jung dang nung yuk').


Wrapper: 包葉 bāoyì ('baau yip').
Binder: 粘合劑 niánhéjì ('nim hap jai'), 粘合劑葉 niánhéjì yì ('nim hap jai yip').
Filler: 填充物 tiánchōng wù ('tin chung mat'); "fill-in supply substance".

For example:
Wrapper: Cameroon. 包葉:喀麥隆。Bāo yè: Kāmàilóng.
Binder: Dominica. 粘合劑:多米尼加。Nián hé jì: Duōmǐníjiā.
Filler: Cuba. 填充物:古巴。Tiánchōng wù: Gǔbā.

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