bowl
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bowl; alms bowl
dialectA regional/dialect term, primarily from Southern dialects like Cantonese and Min, equivalent to standard Mandarin '钵'. Can refer to a deep, round bowl for food or a monk's alms bowl.
À阿
mā嬷
yòng用
bō钵
tóu头
chéng盛
tāng汤
。
Grandma uses a bowl to serve soup.
Hé和
shàng尚
tuō托
zhe着
bō钵
tóu头
huà化
yuán缘
。
The monk held out his alms bowl to beg for alms.
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Gāi街
shì市
yǒu有
mài卖
táo陶
cí瓷
bō钵
tóu头
。
The market sells ceramic bowls.