1.) An object used to carry things in, in most cases a liquid, typically made out of china(and maybe in China). usually also has a grip, as its material it is made of suggests, it was invented in China, but also has been used in Japan at the same time.
2.) (to) mug, means to (try to) injure and rob someone
An unidentified suspect has turned a 64 year old man into a victim of a mugging somewhere in Wales, but the man fought back and seemed to gesture "bring it on", the wanna be crook didn't stick around for long and ran away.