English Explanatory Dictionary

Ru ware

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

Word forms

Ru ware Ru wares Ju ware

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

Related words

Ru kiln
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