Cup is a Chinese character, pinyin bē i. ("Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "Cup? Yes From wood, silent. " . "No", "π" and "No" in ancient Chinese can all express negation. In ancient Chinese, there are also some things that are difficult to explain. . )
Original meaning: vessels for holding wine, water, tea, etc. The cups and plates are in a mess. What's in the glass?
Extension: extension refers to "cup champion" such as trophy, cup and cup.
Extended meaning: also used as surname.
(1) (pictophonetic characters. From the Woods, there was no sound. A container for wine, tea or other drinks.
(2) with the original meaning, also known as "ear cup" [cup]
Holding a cup of beans is not drunk. -"Dai Li Li Ji Ceng Zi meets his parents". Note: "Cup, plate, corner, basin and lamp are also generic terms."
You can't drink cups. -The Book of Rites Jade Algae
I threw away the food bar and the cup. I can't eat or drink. -Don Li Bai, It's Hard to Go
(3) Another example is a teacup; A cup of tea (teacup and tea); A glass of wine is a spear (compared with a trivial matter); Cup and spoon (wine glass and spoon. Borrow refers to drinking)
(4) [Buddhism]: boat. Some Jin monks often cross the water with wooden cups, which are called cup-crossing monks, and then refer to the boat with cups. For example, the cup crossing (refers to the monk's cloud tour)
(5)[ wine]. Such as: cup baking (dining table); Have a drink (wine glass)
(6) trophy bonus awarded to the winner of the competition [trophy as a prize]. Such as: golden cup; silver cup
(7) The quantity [cup] is expressed by the number of cups.
I suggest you drink more wine. -Tang Wang Wei "Send Yuan Er Shi An Xi"
A glass of turbid wine is Wan Li's home. -Song Fan Zhongyan's "Fisherman's Pride"
(8) Another example: a glass of water; Sanbeizhou