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gaiwan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɡaɪˈwɑːn/

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гайвань (hajvanʹ) — lidded cup or bowl
  • Chinese Cantonese: 焗盅 (guk6 zung1) — lidded cup or bowl
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓋碗 /盖碗 (gàiwǎn) — lidded cup or bowl
  • Finnish: gaiwan — lidded cup or bowl
  • French: gaiwan — lidded cup or bowl
  • German: Gaiwan — lidded cup or bowl
  • Italian: gaiwan — lidded cup or bowl
  • Japanese: 蓋碗 (kaiwan) — lidded cup or bowl
  • Korean: 개완 (gaewan) — lidded cup or bowl
  • Russian: гайва́нь (gajvánʹ) — lidded cup or bowl