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甕城

简瓮城 · 繁甕城

Mandarin · pinyin wèng chéng

enceinte of a city gate
barbican entrance to a city

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
瓮: wèng · earthen jar; jar for ashes

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4–2 · weng4 cheng2

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noun

small town outside a major city, established for defensive purposes

name

Tie Wengcheng (sub-city of Zhenjiang built by Wu Sunquan during the Three Kingdoms period)

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