hou yun (tea throat feel)
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喉韵（ホウユン）
Hou yun (tea throat feel) is a term used in tasting Chinese tea, particularly Pu-erh tea, for sensations felt in the throat after the tea liquor passes through it.
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Houyun is a tea term for the sensation felt in the throat after the tea liquor passes through it. An article by a tea trader explains it as the throat's perception after swallowing the tea. The article's publication year is unknown, and it is not an academic definition but a tea trader's glossary explanation.
The same account divides the throat sensation into three: gan, run, and zao. Gan is described as a sensation in which astringency and irritation weaken and saliva moistens the throat; run as a sensation in which the throat moistens and thirst disappears; and zao as discomfort in the throat. This is a classification the article introduces, not a verified finding of taste physiology.
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Checked for this overview: Matched the term explanation of a sensation felt in the throat after passing through it, and the limitation of unknown publication year and tea trader's article. / Matched the three-part classification of gan, run, and zao and each explanation, and limited it to the range the article introduces.
Other names: 喉韵 (zh), houyun (zh-Latn)
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concept-hou-yun —is_defined_as→ "The sensation felt in the throat after the tea liquid passes through it"Scope: As vocabulary for tasting pu-erh tea
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concept-hou-yun —has_sensory_attribute→ "Described as dividing into 3 types: gan (astringency and irritation fade, saliva flows, and the throat feels moist and sweet), run (the throat becomes moist and thirst disappears), and zao (the throat feels uncomfortable and unpleasant)"