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瓮中捉鳖

wèng zhōng zhuō biē

Definitions

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

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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