甕缸 [瓮－]

Jyutping ngung3 gong1
Pinyin wèng gāng

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 大缸

甕缸 [瓮－]

Jyutping ung3 gong1
Pinyin wèng gāng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an urn
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    大缸​；​肚大過​底​同埋​上​高​容器​口​、​有​咁​上下​深​嘅​容器​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    urn
    • 用甕缸醃榨菜
      用瓮缸腌榨菜
      jung6 ung3 gong1 jip6 zaa3 coi3
      to pickle vegetables in urns
    • 畀個甕缸佢做膽，佢都唔夠膽噉做啦。
      畀个瓮缸佢做胆，佢都唔够胆噉做啦。
      bei2 go3 ung3 gong1 keoi5 zou6 daam2, keoi5 dou1 m4 gau3 daam2 gam2 zou6 laa1.
      Even given an urn as his guts, he's still not bold enough to do so. (Note: 膽 daam2 means both "gall bladder" and "guts; courage". Taking an urn, a big container, as 膽 implies 大膽 daai6 daam2 "bold; brave; fearless".)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    用瓮缸腌榨菜
    用甕缸醃榨菜
    jung6 ung3 gong1 jip6 zaa3 coi3
    • to pickle vegetables in urns
  2. Cantonese
    畀个瓮缸佢做胆，佢都唔够胆噉做啦。
    畀個甕缸佢做膽，佢都唔夠膽噉做啦。
    bei2 go3 ung3 gong1 keoi5 zou6 daam2, keoi5 dou1 m4 gau3 daam2 gam2 zou6 laa1.
    • Even given an urn as his guts, he's still not bold enough to do so. (Note: 膽 daam2 means both "gall bladder" and "guts; courage". Taking an urn, a big container, as 膽 implies 大膽 daai6 daam2 "bold; brave; fearless".)