瓮
wèng
Pinyin

Definition

瓮
 - 
wèng
  1. pottery container for water, wine etc
瓮
 - 
Wèng
  1. surname Weng

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

瓮城
wèng chéng
  1. 1 enceinte of a city gate
  2. 2 barbican entrance to a city
瓮安
Wèng ān
  1. 1 Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
瓮声瓮气
wèng shēng wèng qì
  1. 1 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
请君入瓮
qǐng jūn rù wèng
  1. 1 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Idioms (6)

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
瓮中之鳖
wèng zhōng zhī biē
  1. 1 lit. like a turtle in a jar
  2. 2 to be trapped (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
  1. 1 to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
  2. 2 a turkey shoot
瓮声瓮气
wèng shēng wèng qì
  1. 1 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
蓬户瓮牖
péng hù wèng yǒu
  1. 1 thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
  2. 2 humble home
请君入瓮
qǐng jūn rù wèng
  1. 1 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Sample Sentences