When tea was drunk, because tea and the tea "equipage" were so valuable, the sacred right to brew the beverage could not be delegated to servants. Instead the mistress of the house wielded the teapot herself, passing the cups to each guest in turn.
飲茶時，由於茶葉茶具皆屬貴重物，泡茶的神聖權利不可留給佣人，而由女主人親自執壺，然後一一傳遞給每位來客。