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得閒飲茶 (Dāk Hàahn Yám Chàh): The Cantonese Way of Saying "Let's Catch Up"
The cup is inscribed with 得閒飲茶 (dāk hàahn yám chàh in Cantonese — literally "when you're free, drink tea"). It is one of the warmest everyday phrases in Cantonese: less an instruction than an open invitation, the way friends in Guangzhou and Hong Kong keep in touch — "come for tea when you have the time." The 飲茶 (yum cha) it points to is the Cantonese custom of tea taken with dim sum (點心, "touch the heart"), a social ritual that grew in the teahouses of Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong Province, China, and took its modern shape in the late Qing dynasty. As a Hong Kong brand, this is our home city's phrase — and note what it's really about: not solitude, but making time for each other.
Rotating Linglong Porcelain Tea Mug, Pierced and Filled by Hand
This rotating Linglong porcelain tea mug wears its four characters in the linglong (玲珑, a Chinese "rice-grain" technique where small holes are cut through the unfired clay and sealed with clear glaze). The method became the signature of Jingdezhen (景德镇), Jiangxi Province, China, during the Ming dynasty Yongle period (1403–1424). Sealing the holes with glaze rather than leaving them open is the whole trick: the wall holds tea while the characters still let light through. Raise the cup to a window and 得閒飲茶 lights up from inside the porcelain; under flat light it settles back into a quiet relief.
Gyro Base That Turns in Place at a Fingertip
The base is rounded and weighted, so a fingertip sets the whole cup turning in place before it settles upright again. A still mug just sits there; a slowly spinning one gives restless hands something to do while your attention stays elsewhere. The weight is kept low in the base so a full 330 ml cup turns without tipping. It moves quietly, takes only a light nudge, and slows on its own — easy to keep going through a call you are only half-running.
Raised-Rim Walnut Saucer
The cup sits in a solid walnut wood saucer, 10.5 cm square, with a raised rim around a recessed center. The rim is what makes the spin behave: without it a rounded base wanders across the desk, so the recess holds the rotation over one spot and keeps the cup from creeping. Seat it in the well to spin; lift it out and you have a plain coaster. Stated plainly — the centered spin needs the saucer; on an open tabletop the cup will travel.
330 ml, for Loose-Leaf Tea, Matcha, or Pour-Over Coffee
The cup holds 330 ml (11.16 fl oz) at 8.1 cm tall and 9.0 cm wide — one full serving of loose-leaf tea, a bowl's worth of matcha, or a single pour-over coffee. It is roomy for one and still narrow enough at the foot to spin true. Fitting for a phrase about sharing tea, it pours one cup at a time: a mug for your own desk rather than a pot for the table.
Specifications
| Product Name | "Time for Tea" / 得閒飲茶 Rotating Linglong Ceramic Tea Mug |
| Brand | TeaTsy™ |
| Materials | High-fired translucent Linglong porcelain · Food-grade gyro mechanism · Solid sustainable walnut wood |
| Mug Dimensions | Height: 8.1 cm (3.19 in) | Diameter: 9.0 cm (3.54 in) |
| Saucer Dimensions | 10.5 × 10.5 × 1.2 cm (4.13 × 4.13 × 0.47 in) |
| Capacity | 330 ml (11.16 fl oz) — Optimized for loose leaf tea, matcha, or pour-over coffee |
| Net Weight | 325 g (0.72 lbs) |
| Aesthetic Style | Functional Minimalism · Japandi · Wabi-Sabi · Modern Eastern Aesthetics |
| Care Instructions | Porcelain Ceramic Cup: 100% Dishwasher-safe and Microwave-safe. Can be scrubbed gently with mild soap or baking soda paste. Solid Walnut Saucer: NEVER place in microwave or dishwasher. Wipe clean by hand only. Avoid micro-abrasive wire scouring pads and sudden, sharp thermal temperature shifts. Handle with gentle attention. |
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