léi
罍
ancient wine vessel; bronze ritual vessel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ancient wine vessel; large bronze or pottery jar used to hold wine in rituals
archaicA specific type of ritual vessel (礼器) from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, typically with a round or square belly, ring feet, and a lid. Often found in archaeological contexts and museums.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhǎn展
chū出
de的
nà那
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
léi罍
shì是
Shāng商
dài代
de的
wén文
wù物
。
The bronze lei vessel on display in the museum is a cultural relic from the Shang dynasty.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
gè个
mù墓
xué穴
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
sān三
gè个
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
táo陶
léi罍
。
Archaeologists discovered three well-preserved pottery lei vessels in this tomb.
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Gǔ古
dài代
de的
léi罍
bù不
jǐn仅
yòng用
yú于
chéng盛
jiǔ酒
，
yě也
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
lǐ礼
qì器
。
Ancient lei vessels were not only used for holding wine but were also important ritual vessels.