请君入瓮

Traditional: 請君入甕

qǐng jūn rù wèng

Dictionary entry

lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)

What does 请君入瓮 mean?

请君入瓮 (qǐng jūn rù wèng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)

2fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Character breakdown

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请qǐngto ask · to invite 君jūnmonarch · lord 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 瓮wèngvariant of 甕|瓮[weng4] · earthen jar

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请君入瓮

qǐng jūn rù wèng

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