silver cup; silver trophy
Refers to a cup or trophy made of silver, often awarded as a prize in competitions.
A silver cup was presented to the winning team.
The runner-up was awarded a silver cup.
Standard kanji spelling; 杯 is the modern form.
Variant using the older 盃 character; less common in modern writing.
A compound of 銀 “silver” and 杯 “cup.” The pronunciation ぱい reflects the regular change of initial は to ぱ after the final nasal of ぎん.