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Definitions

  1. 1. pottery container for water, wine etc

Words Containing 瓮

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

瓮中之鳖
wèng zhōng zhī biē

lit. like a turtle in a jar

瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē

lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)

瓮城
wèng chéng

enceinte of a city gate

瓮安
wèng ān

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

瓮安县
wèng ān xiàn

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], 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)

蓬户瓮牖
péng hù wèng yǒu

thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house

请君入瓮
qǐng jūn rù wèng

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

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