Literally "a turtle in a jar"; describes someone or something that is completely trapped and has no way to escape

Weng'an county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture [[黔南州|黔南州|qian2 nan2 zhou1]], Guizhou

Weng'an county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture [[黔南州|黔南州|qian2 nan2 zhou1]], Guizhou

An enclosure or small defensive wall built outside a city gate to protect the entrance; also called [[月城|月城|yue4 cheng2]].

literally to catch a turtle in a jar; used to describe a target that is already trapped or something that is certain to be captured

speaking in a low, heavy, and muffled voice, as if the sound were coming from inside a large jar

to use a person's own methods to punish or deal with them

A house with a broken jar for a window and a rope for a door hinge; describes extreme poverty.

the best wine settles at the bottom of the jug; used to describe a situation where the most exciting or high-quality part happens at the very end

(idiom) describes using clumsy or inefficient methods; literally "to carry a pitcher to water the garden," based on a story in the [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] where a man refuses more efficient tools in favor of manual labor

Used to describe a very poor or humble home, literally meaning a door with a mulberry-wood hinge and a window made from a broken jar

the defensive enclosure outside a city gate

Looking at the sky from inside a jar; used to describe someone who has very limited experience or knows very little of the world.

urn used for burying the remains of the dead, especially in an archaeological context

An ancient burial practice using ceramic urns or jars as coffins; primarily used for children, though occasionally for adults, and most common from the Neolithic period to the Han dynasty.

(regional) an arched gate or entrance in a city wall

a small round window made from the mouth of a broken jar; a symbol of a poor household

water spinach; also known as ong choy or water morning glory

To count one's chickens before they are hatched; refers to someone so poor they live in a jar but still indulge in grand delusions about the future.

The gate of the enclosure built outside a city gate to provide extra defense; same as [[瓮城|甕城|weng4 cheng2]]

extremely extravagant; very liberal with money

extremely poor house with a rope for a door hinge and a broken jar for a window; metaphor for extreme poverty

a simple dwelling with doors of thatched grass and windows made from broken urns

(variant form) to invite a person to enter a ceramic jar, meaning to use someone's own methods against them or to lead someone into a trap

to trap someone using their own methods or tricks; to fall into a trap that one has set for others

ceramic urn used to hold the bones of the deceased after exhumation for secondary burial

ancient fortification in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, known for its strategic iron-like defense