甕聲甕氣

瓮声瓮气
wèngshēngwèngqì
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)

CEDICT

聲音粗沉。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 甕 wèng pottery container for water, wine etc
2 聲 shēng
  1. sound
  2. voice
  3. tone
  4. noise
  5. reputation
  6. classifier for sounds
3 甕 wèng pottery container for water, wine etc
4 氣 qì
  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi