椝 (guī) - Gui — a type of ancient Chinese wine

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Gui — a type of ancient Chinese wine vessel with a round body and three legs, used for ceremonial drinking in ancient times.

Gui — a type of ancient Chinese wine

Usage highlights

Bronze guiGui vesselAncient guiZhou dynasty guiCeremonial guiWine gui

Synonyms

  • 簋— another type of ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel for food

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The bronze gui vessel (青铜椝) was excavated from the tomb.
  • Ancient rituals often used gui vessels (椝器) for offerings.
  • This museum displays a Zhou dynasty gui (周代椝).

Collocations

  • Bronze gui(青铜椝)
  • Gui vessel(椝器)
  • Ancient gui(古椝)
  • Zhou dynasty gui(周代椝)
  • Ceremonial gui(礼椝)
  • Wine gui(酒椝)

Idioms

  • Ritual vessels and ceremonial gui(礼器椝皿)
  • Bronze tripods and gui vessels(鼎椝之器)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Gui was an important ritual bronze vessel used during the Shang and Zhou dynasties for ceremonial wine drinking.
  • These vessels were typically owned by nobility and used in ancestral worship ceremonies.
  • The design evolved over time, with early gui having a round body and later versions becoming more elaborate.

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