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The Chinese word for glass is
玻璃杯

bō lí bēi



glass

Chinese Definition


glass
     1. 玻璃
Components
     1. Used in 玻璃 (glass, short=y)
     2. (Used in transliterations.)
     3. Short for 玻利維亞, Bolivia
           ^中 ^玻 關係 - tr=Zhōng–Bō guānxì, Bolivia–China relations
     1. Only used in 玻璃 (, 琉璃)
     1. drinkware; cup; glass; mug
           杯子zi - drinkware; cup; glass
     2. cup; trophy
           世界杯 - world cup
     3. alcoholic drink
           貪杯 - to drink alcohol excessively
           一 杯 茶 - a cup of tea
           還 想 喝 一 杯 嗎? - Would you like another drink?
           一 大 杯 水 - a huge glass of water
           一 杯 雪糕 - a cup of ice cream
     4. (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan) moon blocks (divination device)
     5. usage. Nowadays, the variant character 盃 is chiefly used as sense 2, "cup, trophy".



Translations for and their definitions

玻璃
     1. n. glass
           玻璃li 吹製 - glassblowing
           小心 玻璃li。 - Caution — glass door.
           緊急 時 擊破 玻璃li。 - Break glass in emergency.
     2. n. generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc.
     3. n. (Wuhan, humorous) eyeglasses; spectacles
     4. n. (Sichuanese, humorous) plain boiled water
     5. n. (slang) gay person; male homosexual


杯子
     1. n. drinkware; cup; glass


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Pronunciation


bō lí bēi

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