瓮中捉鳖

wèng zhōng zhuō biē

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to catch sth that has no way to escape

Child Words of 瓮中捉鳖

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

捉
zhuō

to clutch

瓮
wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc

鳖
biē

freshwater soft-shelled turtle