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瓮中之鳖
甕中之鱉
wèngzhōngzhībiē
1. lit. like a turtle in a jar
2. to be trapped (idiom)

Character Breakdown

瓮
wèng
urn, earthen jar
8 丶
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
鳖
biē
turtle
19 丶

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