Why is the gaiwan named gaiwan and not other better names?

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    • 2017.10.03 at 10:54 am #15025
      teadrunk
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      A gaiwan in Chinese literally translates as a lidded bowl, which can be anything with such features besides a tea vessel. I just learned that in Hong Kong they call it cha zhong, which means a tea bowl with a lid. Don’t you think that is a more accurate name for the thing? If it is, why is’t it the more dominant name for it?

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    • 2017.10.09 at 12:42 pm #15036
      Amuk
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      That is a great question. Knowing that gaiwan is translated from Mandarin and cha zhong can be Cantonese, I think this could lead to some wider topic.

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    • 2017.10.17 at 7:57 pm #15046
      Jean-Christophe
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      And in Taiwan gaibei if not mistaken.

    • 2017.10.18 at 2:34 pm #15048
      ICE
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      In Fujian they call it chabei. The term cha zhong can be Mandarin too, actually. I agree that it is a more accurate term. Gaiwan just seems so alien to us southerners anyway. I suspect it came from non-gongfu tea culture, not us in Fujian or Guangdong or Taiwan or Hong Kong.

    • 2017.10.19 at 8:33 am #15050
      Amuk
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      You mean chabei as in teacup?

    • 2018.10.26 at 3:46 am #26000
      qingmu
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      Gaiwan means lidded bowl in Chinese that combines two Chinese characters “gai”(lid) and “wan”(bowl). To learn more about Gaiwan.

      ( Moderator: this answer repeats what has been understood in this discussion and posts an external link for promotional purpose. The link is thereby removed. )

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