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"China" is a term used for fine dishes made from porcelain as far as I'm aware (non-native speaker myself)

• ragtagtag 3y ago
  In this case, I suspect "china" comes from Cockney rhyming slang, "china plate", "mate", as in "friend".
  • re 3y ago
    No, it's referring to the tableware -- every word in that position for all the phrases is a container of some sort (or at least a thing that can contain other things).