Usage of the character 瓮

variant of 甕／瓮 (wèng)
earthen jar
urn

wèng

瓮

[甕]

pottery container for water, wine etc

wèng

瓮

[罋]

variant of 甕／瓮 (wèng)

Wèng

瓮

[甕]

surname Weng

wèngguān

瓮棺

[甕棺]

funerary urn

wèngcài

瓮菜

[甕菜]

variant of 蕹菜 (wèngcài)

wèngchéng

瓮城

[甕城]

enceinte of a city gate
barbican entrance to a city

Wèng'ān

瓮安

[甕安]

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

wèngguānzàng

瓮棺葬

[甕棺葬]

urn burial

Wèng'ānxiàn

瓮安县

[甕安縣]

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

qǐngjūnrùwèng

请君入瓮

[請君入甕]

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

wèngzhōng-zhuōbiē

瓮中捉鳖

[甕中捉鱉]

lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
fig. to go after easy prey

wèngshēngwèngqì

瓮声瓮气

[甕聲甕氣]

to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)

wèngzhōngzhībiē

瓮中之鳖

[甕中之鱉]

lit. like a turtle in a jar
to be trapped (idiom)

pénghùwèngyǒu

蓬户瓮牖

[蓬戶甕牖]

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

hǎojiǔchénwèngdǐ

好酒沉瓮底

[好酒沉甕底]

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
fig. the best is saved for last