Olpai/olpe

Chinese translation: 酒坛子

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English term or phrase:Olpai/olpe
Chinese translation:酒坛子
Entered by: Shang

08:38 Oct 30, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: Olpai/olpe
Greek vessels and vessel shapes
Julia Zhu
Local time: 15:29
酒坛子
Explanation:
罗马人称之为oenochoe/oinochoe
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Shang
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Local time: 15:29
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Thanks. Any url references?
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Summary of answers provided
5酒坛子
Shang
4(盛水)壶
SenQ
2FYI
chica nueva


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
olpai/olpe
(盛水)壶


Explanation:
a kind of pictcher,used as a container, especially for liquids.
(check the photo for a pair of oplai)





    Reference: http://www.royalathena.com/pages/romancatpages/CNF76-77.html
SenQ
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
olpai/olpe
酒坛子


Explanation:
罗马人称之为oenochoe/oinochoe

Shang
China
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks. Any url references?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  chica nueva: oenochoe/oinochoe doesn't look like Latin to me.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
olpai/olpe
FYI


Explanation:
The Gorgons of Parion
... oenochoe/oinochoe "wine cup" (Dewing 2203, SNG Cop 257); patera "ceremonial saucer"
(Dewing 2201, BMC 31-33, SNG VA 7424, SNG France 1384-1386); ...
www.snible.org/coins/parion.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

Kapeleion
... would be decanted into a krater (mixing bowl) , cooled using a psykter or wine-cooler
which stood inside the krater, served from oinochoai or olpai (jugs) and ...
www.eat-online.net/english/habits/greece/kapeleion.htm - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

chica nueva
Local time: 19:29
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