china 音標拼音: [tʃ'ɑɪnə]
n . 中國,瓷器
a . 中國的
中國,瓷器中國的
China n 1 :
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia ;
the most populous country in the world [
synonym : {
China },
{
People '
s Republic of China }, {
mainland China }, {
Communist China }, {
Red China }, {
PRC }, {
Cathay }]
2 :
high quality porcelain originally made only in China 3 :
a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai -
shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong [
synonym : {
Taiwan }, {
China },
{
Nationalist China }, {
Republic of China }]
4 :
dishware made of high quality porcelain [
synonym : {
chinaware },
{
china }]
Porcelain \
Por "
ce *
lain \ (
277 ),
n . [
F .
porcelaine ,
It .
porcellana ,
orig .,
the porcelain shell ,
or Venus shell (
Cypr [
ae ]
a porcellana ),
from a dim .
fr .
L .
porcus pig ,
probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a pig '
s back .
Porcelain was called after this shell ,
either on account of its smoothness and whiteness ,
or because it was believed to be made from it .
See {
Pork }.]
A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware ,
made first in China and Japan ,
but now also in Europe and America ; --
called also {
China },
or {
China ware }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Porcelain ,
by being pure ,
is apt to break . --
Dryden .
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{
Ivory porcelain },
porcelain with a surface like ivory ,
produced by depolishing .
See {
Depolishing }.
{
Porcelain clay }.
See under {
Clay }.
{
Porcelain crab } (
Zool .),
any crab of the genus {
Porcellana }
and allied genera (
family {
Porcellanid [
ae ]}).
They have a smooth ,
polished carapace .
{
Porcelain jasper }. (
Min .)
See {
Porcelanite }.
{
Porcelain printing },
the transferring of an impression of an engraving to porcelain .
{
Porcelain shell } (
Zool .),
a cowry .
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1913 Webster ]
China \
Chi "
na \,
n .
1 .
A country in Eastern Asia .
[
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2 .
China ware ,
which is the modern popular term for porcelain .
See {
Porcelain }.
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{
China aster } (
Bot .),
a well -
known garden flower and plant .
See {
Aster }.
{
China bean }.
See under {
Bean },
1 .
{
China clay }
See {
Kaolin }.
{
China grass },
Same as {
Ramie }.
{
China ink }.
See {
India ink }.
{
China pink } (
Bot .),
an anual or biennial species of {
Dianthus } ({
Dianthus Chiensis })
having variously colored single or double flowers ;
Indian pink .
{
China root } (
Med .),
the rootstock of a species of {
Smilax }
({
Smilax China },
from the East Indies ; --
formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for .
Also the galanga root (
from {
Alpinia Gallanga }
and {
Alpinia officinarum }).
{
China rose }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A popular name for several free -
blooming varieties of rose derived from the {
Rosa Indica },
and perhaps other species .
(
b )
A flowering hothouse plant ({
Hibiscus Rosa -
Sinensis })
of the Mallow family ,
common in the gardens of China and the east Indies .
{
China shop },
a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery .
{
Pride of China }, {
China tree }. (
Bot .)
See {
Azedarach }.
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1913 Webster ]
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "
china ":
adobe ,
biscuit ,
bisque ,
bowl ,
brick ,
bubble ,
cement ,
ceramic ware ,
ceramics ,
clay ,
crock ,
crockery ,
eggshell ,
enamel ,
enamelware ,
firebrick ,
glass ,
glass house ,
house of cards ,
ice ,
jug ,
matchwood ,
old paper ,
parchment ,
piecrust ,
porcelain ,
pot ,
pottery ,
refractory ,
tile ,
tiling ,
urn ,
vase
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