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HSK
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid
kettle
kettle
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *釜* | 釜* | *釜
kettle / cauldron
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鼏* | 鼏* | *鼏
cover of tripod kettle
electric kettle
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盉* | 盉* | *盉
vessel similar to a kettle, but with three or four legs, used in ancient times for warming wine
electric kettle (Tw)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬷* | 鬷* | *鬷
kettle on legs
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鋬* | 鋬* | *鋬
(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel


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