瓮 wèng

earthen jar; jar for ashes

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DEFINITIONS

  • earthen jar
  • jar for ashes
  • variant of 甕|瓮[weng4]
  • earthen jar
  • urn
  • surname Weng
  • pottery container for water, wine etc

STROKES

WORDS

瓮中之鳖 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
好酒沉瓮底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom); fig. the best is saved for last
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
瓮城 wèng chéng enceinte of a city gate; barbican entrance to a city
瓮安 wèng ān Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
瓮安县 wèng ān xiàn Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
瓮棺 wèng guān funerary urn
瓮棺葬 wèng guān zàng urn burial
瓮声瓮气 wèng shēng wèng qì to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
瓮菜 wèng cài variant of 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
蓬户瓮牖 péng hù wèng yǒu thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
请君入瓮 qǐng jūn rù wèng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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