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茶碗 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bowl noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  • cup noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
  • teacup noun A small cup, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea.

Senses

茶碗 is used for these senses in English:

  • bowl A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
  • cup A customary unit of measure
  • teacup A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

bowl — full definition

  1. noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  2. noun A major American football championship game or one of several season-ending postseason games.
  3. verb In cricket, to throw or deliver the ball toward the batsman according to the rules of the game.

cup — full definition

  1. noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
  2. noun A unit of volume used in cooking, roughly 237 mL in the US.
  3. noun A trophy shaped like an oversized cup, or the competition it is awarded for.

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