钵

bō

〈名〉

(1)

(形声. From 金,本声. Monk's eating utensils)

(2)

An eating utensil used by monks, like a bowl, with a flat bottom and a slightly smaller mouth [monk's

alms-bowl]

Our one bottle and one bowl are enough. --Qing-

Peng Duanshu, "For the sake of learning a song to show my son and nephews"

(3)

Another example is: mantle pot (Buddhist term. It is the bell-shaped eating vessel of monks);Potter's bowl (Buddhist term. Monk's eating vessel)

(4)

Shaped like a basin but smaller, an earthenware utensil used to hold rice, vegetables, tea, etc.

[earthen

bowl]. Such as: tile bowl; rice bowl; porridge bowl