On 6 Dec 2004 06:07:20 -0800, "Space Cowboy" >
wrote:

>In my Chinatown all the boxes are labeled 'chawan' for what you call
>'gaiwan'. It is bowl with no handle and the lid fits inside the rim
>for brushing aside the tea leaves as you sip. You can buy cups with
>handles where the lid sits on the rim with or without the infuser.
>

That's cool, I've not heard chawan used when referring to gaiwan.
Where is your Chinatown? That would translate to 'tea bowl' where
gaiwan translates to 'lid and bowl', so i guess it's just a matter of
semantics. I know the Japanese word for it translates to something
more akin to tea bowl.

*shrugs*


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