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甕聲甕氣

简瓮声瓮气 · 繁甕聲甕氣

Mandarin · pinyin wèng shēng wèng qì

to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)

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甕: Look up this written character
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
瓮: wèng · earthen jar; jar for ashes
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–1–4–4 · weng4 sheng1 weng4 qi4

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ung3 seng1 ung3 hei3

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