瓮中之鳖 in English weng4 zhong1 zhi1 bie1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) like a turtle in a jar
  • to be trapped (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

瓮 中 之 鳖

Traditional Characters

甕 中 之 鱉

Pinyin

weng4 zhong1 zhi1 bie1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

瓮weng4variant of 甕|瓮[weng4] 中zhong1China 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 鳖bie1freshwater soft-shelled turtle