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Trad. 甕安縣
- Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
Trad. 請君入甕
- lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
- fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
Trad. 蓬戶甕牖
- thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
- humble home
Trad. 甕中之鱉
- lit. like a turtle in a jar
- to be trapped (idiom)
Trad. 甕中捉鱉
- lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- fig. to go after easy prey
Trad. 甕聲甕氣
- to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
Trad. 好酒沉甕底
- lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
- fig. the best is saved for last
