"sancai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: san ts'ai [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 三彩 (“three colours”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|zh|三彩||three colours}} Borrowed from Chinese 三彩 (“three colours”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sancai (uncountable)
  1. A kind of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three colours of brown (or amber), green, and a creamy off-white, and particularly associated with the Tang dynasty (618–907) and its tomb figures. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sancai-en-noun-ewSkCLc2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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