ceramic spoon; Chinese-style spoon
Refers to the flat-bottomed ceramic spoon used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, especially for soups. The name comes from its resemblance to a fallen lotus petal.
I use a ceramic spoon when eating ramen.
fallen lotus petal
Literally a lotus petal that has fallen. This is the original meaning from which the spoon sense derives. Less common in everyday speech.
Fallen lotus petals are floating on the surface of the pond.
Standard spelling for both the spoon and the fallen petal.
Variant spelling without り; less common but still seen.
From 散り (fallen) + 蓮華 (lotus flower). The spoon sense comes from the shape resembling a fallen lotus petal.