gōng

觥

Character · Noun

ancient animal-horn wine vessel

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ancient wine vessel made from animal horn or imitating its shape

archaic

A historical term. In modern usage, it is almost exclusively found in historical texts or the idiom '觥筹交错'.

Yàn宴
huì会
shàng上
gōng觥
chóu筹
jiāo交
cuò错
 ，
qì气
fēn氛
rè热
liè烈
 。

At the banquet, wine vessels and tally sticks were laid out in disarray, creating a lively atmosphere.

Zhè这
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
gōng觥
shì是
Shāng商
dài代
de的
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
wù物
 。

This bronze wine vessel (gong) is an important artifact from the Shang dynasty.

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Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
xī犀
jiǎo角
zhì制
gōng觥
 ，
yòng用
yú于
jì祭
sì祀
 。

The ancients made wine vessels (gong) from rhinoceros horn for sacrificial rites.