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