Meaning of 瓮城
瓮城 means barbican; small defensive enclosure outside a city gate. Pronounced wèng chéng.
- barbican; small defensive enclosure outside a city gate
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
wèng瓮
chéng城
bǎo保
cún存
de得
fēi非
cháng常
wán完
hǎo好
。
The barbican of this ancient city is very well preserved.
Dí敌
rén人
bèi被
kùn困
zài在
wèng瓮
chéng城
zhī之
zhōng中
，
jìn进
tuì退
liǎng两
nán难
。
The enemy was trapped in the barbican, unable to advance or retreat.
Wèng瓮
chéng城
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
shì市
fáng防
yù御
tǐ体
xì系
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
The barbican is an important component of ancient urban defense systems.