甕 wèng

earthen jar; jar for ashes

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

好酒沉甕底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom); fig. the best is saved for last
甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
甕城 wèng chéng enceinte of a city gate; barbican entrance to a city
甕安 wèng ān Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
甕安縣 wèng ān xiàn Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
甕棺 wèng guān funerary urn
甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng urn burial
甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
甕菜 wèng cài variant of 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
請君入甕 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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