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瓮中捉鳖

wèng zhōng zhuō biē

4-character word Traditional 甕中捉鱉

What 瓮中捉鳖 means

1. (lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
2. (fig.) to go after easy prey

The characters in 瓮中捉鳖

• 瓮wèngpottery container for water, wine etc
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 捉zhuōto clutch; to grab; to capture
• 鳖biēsoftshell turtle

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