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瓮中之鳖

wèng zhōng zhī biē

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. like a turtle in a jar
  2. 2. to be trapped (idiom)

Child Words of 瓮中之鳖

中
zhōng

within

瓮
wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

鳖
biē

freshwater soft-shelled turtle