Camcheng (Kamcheng)

Literary "covered tea cup" in the Hokkien dialect. In Straits Chinese usage meaning "covered bowl. Camchengs comes in several different sizes and their use differed from ceremonial purposes to serving of soup. The larger were used for pickling vegetables.

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