A skilled tea server can show off by making the cups, bobbing lightly in the water, produce a charming jingling sound. The purpose of pouring boiling water over the pot and cups in the "tea boat" is to keep everything warm and also to wash out the cups between rounds.
泡茶的人喜歡賣弄技術「筭筭」（音同「蒜」）地轉，不斷發出聲響，茶船與壺杯一起泡的目的是為了保溫加熱，也「順便洗喝過的杯子」。