請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng

lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Characters

Character Meaning
請 qǐng
please (do sth); to request; to invite
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
甕 wèng
pottery container for water, wine etc; earthen jar; urn