茶筅

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茶筅

1. (literary, historical) a kind of tea utensil

   • 茶筅以觔竹老者為之：身欲厚重，筅欲疎勁，本欲壯而未必吵，當如劍瘠之狀。蓋身厚重，則操之有力而易於運用；筅疎勁如劍瘠，則擊拂雖過而浮沫不生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     茶筅以斤竹老者为之：身欲厚重，筅欲疎劲，本欲壮而未必吵，当如剑瘠之状。盖身厚重，则操之有力而易于运用；筅疎劲如剑瘠，则击拂虽过而浮沫不生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 宋徽宗《大觀茶論》

     Cháxiǎn yǐ jīn zhú lǎozhě wèi zhī: shēn yù hòuzhòng, xiǎn yù 疎 jìn, běn yù zhuàng ér wèibì chǎo, dāng rú jiàn jí zhī zhuàng. Gài shēn hòuzhòng, zé cāo zhī yǒulì ér yìyú yùnyòng; xiǎn 疎 jìn rú jiàn jí, zé jī fú suī guò ér fúmò bù shēng.

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   • 茶筅，截竹為之，廣、贛製作最佳。長五寸許，匙茶入甌，注湯筅之，候浪花浮成雲頭、雨腳乃止。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     茶筅，截竹为之，广、赣制作最佳。长五寸许，匙茶入瓯，注汤筅之，候浪花浮成云头、雨脚乃止。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 朱權《茶譜》

     Cháxiǎn, jié zhú wèi zhī, Guǎng, Gàn zhìzuò zuìjiā. Cháng wǔ cùn xǔ, chí chá rù ōu, zhù tāng xiǎn zhī, hòu lànghuā fú chéng yúntóu, yǔjiǎo nǎi zhǐ.

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2. (literary, historical) broom used to clean tea utensils

   • 太監又將頒賜之物送與猜著之人，每人一個宮製詩筒，一柄茶筅。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     太监又将颁赐之物送与猜着之人，每人一个宫制诗筒，一柄茶筅。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Tàijiān yòu jiāng bāncì zhī wù sòng yǔ cāi zháo zhī rén, měirén yīge gōng zhì shī tǒng, yī bǐng cháxiǎn.

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• “Entry #121656”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

• IPA^(key):

茶(ちゃ)筅(せん) • (chasen) 

1. a tea whisk (a bamboo whisk for making tea)
2. hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle at the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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