盛器

Mandarin · pinyin chéng qì

Meanings

  1. vessel
  2. receptacle
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盛
shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
器
qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
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2–4 · cheng2 qi4

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noun

  1. container

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