tea urn; samovar (dialect)
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tea urn; samovar; tea boiler (dialect term)
dialectA dialect term referring to a vessel used for boiling water or brewing tea, typically featuring a central chimney or heating tube (hence 'burning heart'). Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects.
Yé爷
ye爷
cóng从
guì柜
zi子
lǐ里
ná拿
chū出
nà那
bǎ把
lǎo老
shāo烧
xīn心
hú壶
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
pào泡
chá茶
。
Grandpa took out that old tea urn from the cabinet, ready to brew tea.
Zhè这
shāo烧
xīn心
hú壶
shāo烧
de的
shuǐ水
pào泡
chá茶
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
。
The water boiled in this samovar makes especially fragrant tea.
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Jiù旧
shí时
běi北
fāng方
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
yòng用
shāo烧
xīn心
hú壶
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
jiān兼
shāo烧
shuǐ水
。
In the old days, northern families often used tea urns both for heating and boiling water.