lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
trad. 甕中之鱉
Also written 甕中之鱉【wèng zhōng zhī biē】
Characters in this word
4瓮
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variant of 甕|瓮[weng4], earthen jar, urn
- Pinyin
- wèng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 32802 of 2500
中
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(bound form) China; Chinese, surname Zhong
- Pinyin
- Zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 147 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
鳖
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softshell turtle
- Pinyin
- biē
- Traditional
- 鱉
- Strokes
- 19