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甕中捉鱉

简瓮中捉鳖 · 繁甕中捉鱉

Mandarin · pinyin wèng zhōng zhuō biē

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甕: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
捉: zhuō · grasp, clutch; catch, seize
鱉: Look up this written character
瓮: wèng · earthen jar; jar for ashes
鳖: biē · turtle

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

4–1–1–1 · weng4 zhong1 zhuo1 bie1

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ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3

Cantonese word readings for 甕中捉鱉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to catch or arrest a target already within one's grasp (and cannot escape)