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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chawan
"お湯を茶碗に注ぎました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small cup with a handle, used for drinking tea.
"She poured the freshly brewed Earl Grey into a delicate porcelain teacup." - 2
The quantity held by a teacup, used as a measure in cooking.
"Add one teacup of flour to the mixing bowl."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining 'tea', derived from the Chinese (Amoy dialect) 'tê', and 'cup', originating from Old English 'cuppe' and Late Latin 'cuppa'. It emerged in the 17th century alongside the introduction of tea drinking from East Asia to Western Europe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Teacup" is said worldwide
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tasse à thé
Transliteration: tas a te
"Elle a bu sa tasse à thé sur le balcon."
Teetasse
Transliteration: teeta-se
"Er goss heißes Wasser in die Teetasse."
tazza da tè
Transliteration: tattsa da te
"La tazza da tè è dipinta a mano."
taza de té
Transliteration: tasa de te
"Sirvió la infusión en una taza de té."
chávena de chá
Transliteration: ʃa.vẽ.nɐ dɨ ʃa
"Ela preparou uma chávena de chá quente."
चाय का कप
Transliteration: chay ka kap
"उसने मेहमान को चाय का कप दिया।"
茶杯
Transliteration: chábēi
"这个茶杯非常精美。"
찻잔
Transliteration: chatjan
"그녀는 예쁜 찻잔에 홍차를 따랐다."
茶碗
Transliteration: chawan
"お湯を茶碗に注ぎました。"
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