❶ （盛饮食的器具） bowl: 饭 ～ rice bowl; 摆 ～ 筷 put out bowls and chopsticks for a meal; lay the table; 他喝干了一大 ～ 酒。 He drank up a whole bowl. ❷ （像碗物） bowl-like object: 轴 ～ 儿 axle bowl ◆碗碟圈 dish ring; 碗碟蔬菜洗涤间 scullery; 碗筷狼藉 Bowls and chopsticks lie in disarray (on the table) — as after a feast.; 碗形 calathiform