English Explanatory Dictionary

gaiwan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ɡaɪˈwɑːn/

Word forms

gaiwan gaiwans

Etymology

From Mandarin 蓋碗 /盖碗 (gàiwǎn, literally “lidded bowl”).

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