"gaiwan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡaɪˈwɑːn/ Forms: gaiwans [plural], gaiwan [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 蓋碗/盖碗 (gàiwǎn, literally “lidded bowl”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|蓋碗|lit=lidded bowl|tr=gàiwǎn}} Mandarin 蓋碗/盖碗 (gàiwǎn, literally “lidded bowl”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gaiwan}} gaiwan (plural gaiwans or gaiwan)
  1. A Chinese lidded cup or bowl, used to steep tea, sometimes including a saucer, developed during the Ming dynasty as an improvement upon the (lidless) chawan. Categories (topical): Tea Translations (lidded cup or bowl): гайвань (hajvanʹ) (Belarusian), 焗盅 (guk⁶ zung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 蓋碗 (Chinese Mandarin), 盖碗 (gàiwǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), gaiwan (Finnish), gaiwan (French), Gaiwan (German), gaiwan (Italian), 개완 (gaewan) (alt: 盖碗) (Korean)

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