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瓮中之鳖

wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom)
wèng variant of / earthen jar / urn
Wèng surname Weng
wèng pottery container for water, wine etc
wèng variant of
  Zhōng (bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong
  zhōng within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
  zhòng to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
   zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
    biē softshell turtle
    biē variant of
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