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瓮 (wèng) Meaning: 1. A type of ceramic vessel for holding water or wine, etc. Example: water urn, wine urn, vegetable urn. Notes: Such vessels are sometimes used as a term for smaller cities surrounding a city gate or as windows made from broken urns, symbolizing poverty in one's home. 2. A surname. Definitions: 1. Same as the primary meaning (urn; earthen jar). 2. Namely, a "bottle" is a water drawing instrument, not the so-called bottle of today. 3. A water drawing jar. 4. A jar for holding wine or liquor. 5. A large water jar. 6. Metaphorically refers to wine. Verb Uses: 1. To put something into a jar. 2. To have a stuffy nose. 3. To make a voice sound dull. Examples: - "瓮水" (a jar full of water). - "瓮问" (beneath the jar). - "瓮牖" (using a broken jar as a window representing a poor household). - "瓮天蠡海" (to observe the sky from a jar; to judge the vastness of the ocean with a ladle; a metaphor for limited understanding).