瓮城 甕城
瓮城 甕城 wèng chéng ㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ung3 sing4
- enceinte of a city gate
- barbican entrance to a city
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瓮 甕
- 瓮安 甕安 Wèng ān ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ung3 on1 see 瓮安县
- 瓮棺 甕棺 wèng guān ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ung3 gun1 funerary urn
- 瓮菜 甕菜 wèng cài ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ variant of 蕹菜
- 瓮安县 甕安縣 Wèng ān Xiàn ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ung3 on1 jyun6 Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
- 瓮棺葬 甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗㄤˋ ung3 gun1 zong3 urn burial
Show 5 more words with 瓮 甕
- 瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zi1 bit3 lit. like a turtle in a jar
- 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- 瓮声瓮气 甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì ㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ung3 seng1 ung3 hei3 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
- 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5 thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
- 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
城
- 商城 shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 shopping center
- 城区 城區 chéng qū ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ sing4 keoi1 city district
- 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
- 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 city wall
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
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- 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ sing4 zan3 town
- 长城 長城 Cháng chéng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ coeng4 sing4 the Great Wall
- 众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
- 上城 Shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng5 sing4 see 上城区
- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 交城 Jiāo chéng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄥˊ gaau1 sing4 see 交城县
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 任城 Rèn chéng ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ jam6 sing4 see 任城区
- 倾城 傾城 qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 sing4 coming from everywhere
- 内城 內城 nèi chéng ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ noi6 sing4 inner castle
- 全城 quán chéng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 whole city
- 南城 Nán chéng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ naam4 sing4 see 南城县
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 古城 gǔ chéng ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ gu2 sing4 ancient city
- 名城 míng chéng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ming4 sing4 famous city
Idioms with these characters
- 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5 thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
- 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
- 瓮声瓮气 甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì ㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ung3 seng1 ung3 hei3 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 城
- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5 lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
- 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 gwok3 king1 sing4 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- 胸无城府 胸無城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 jau5 sing4 fu2 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom