甕中捉鱉
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Chinese[edit]
earthen jar; urn | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
to clutch; to grab; to capture | turtle | ||
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trad. (甕中捉鱉) | 甕 | 中 | 捉 | 鱉 | |
simp. (瓮中捉鳖) | 瓮 | 中 | 捉 | 鳖 | |
Literally: “to catch a soft-shell turtle in an urn”. |
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甕中捉鱉