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Gawan?

There have been posts about a tea cup with a infuser and a lid. I think you called them a Ga-wan.

I went looking for one. I tryed a street with 12 asian markets. I found lots of them.

The touble is that I live in minnesota, about as far from china as possible.

I tried to get someone to tell me the chinese name for these cups, so I would beable to pronouce it correctly.

90% of the workers in these markets were mexican! The asians I found were not chinese. I found one chinese guy about 19, but he was born here and talked like someone from the movie Fargo!

They all agreed " Its a tea cup"

I think no one will care if I don't know the chinese word for it.

tom

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curly mustache
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[Tom on Gaiwans]

Tom,

Why so pale and wan, guy? You are undoubted right in your final assessment: Not only will nobody care whether you know the Chinese word for it, but most people will go to great lengths to prevent your knowing it. If you do learn it, they will most likely change it. That is my experience with gaiwans in shops. Draw one. That works. Nothing else will, despite what people tell you. Also, the words "lidded cup" sometimes bring a smile of recognition. I should mention too that it sometimes depends -- if you're like me -- on the Chinese dialect you're butchering.

Hope this helps.

Best, Michael

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Michael Plant

Technically a Gai-wan is a bowl with a lid that fits inside the rim. It will have a seat that mates with the corresponding saucer. It won't have an infuser or handle. Tea mugs with handles, infusers, lids and missing saucers are common as you maybe suggest. But what's in a name? I haven't came across one Chinese merchant yet who understood Gaiwan. I think it is for Occidentals who like to buy things with labels.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

check out

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they have a variety of different tea accessories- there are pictures of items so that u can c the different tea cups, etc

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Joanne Rosen

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