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Thursday, 18 June 2020 at 12:04

𗞙 [¹twe₄] 'cup' is constructed from the top of 𗝎 [¹khu₂] 'bowl', the left (or right) side of 𘄿 [¹te₄] 'chapter' (phonetic), and the right side of 𘊟 [²ngwo₁] 'silver' {𗝎𘄿𘊟𗡼} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…



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Thursday, 18 June 2020 at 12:12

The Sea of Writing definitions says that 𗞙 [¹twe₄] 'cup' is "used for drinking tea and wine" 𗟇𗊖𗠰𗭪.



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Thursday, 18 June 2020 at 12:17

Pearl in the Palm includes the glosses:

𗊰𗞙 [²lu₃ ¹twe₄] = 瓶盞 píng zhǎn 'flask and cup'

𗉃𗞙 [¹te₄ ¹twe₄] = 燈盞 dēng zhǎn 'oil lamp'

𗞙𗡁 [¹twe₄ ²ngaq₄] = 盞饠 zhǎn luó 'cup cakes'



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