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Do people use these two words nowadays? 翁 and 盅

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The first word is still in use, but is somewhat rare and almost always appears in compound words, e.g. 不倒翁,仙翁. The second word is almost dated. I only see it in the menus of some (few) restaurants as a measure word.
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翁 refers to 1. an old man, 渔翁、仙翁 2. respectfully call one's father, 家翁(my father)、令尊翁(your father)、翁姑(husband's father) 3. respectfully call an aged man with 翁 following his family name, 苏翁(周星驰的《苏乞儿》,搞笑的称呼) 4. a family name, e.g. a Hongkong actress called 翁美玲, a singer called 翁倩玉 盅 refers to a container which is like a little jar. It is quite a daily word to me who live in Guangdong for it's highly frequently used in our breakfast store here, 炖盅、盅汤 are both mean the soup in 盅.
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1 他们是翁婿关系。relationship between father and daughter`s husband 2酒盅,来盅酒。a cup of wine
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i‘m sorry. it is 翁 or 瓮?
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渔翁,不倒翁 蛊惑,中蛊。 都用的不那么多。it's not usually used.

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