瓮中捉鳖 wèngzhōngzhuōbiē to go after easy prey Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 瓮 wèng urn an earthen jar or pottery container with a narrow neck and wide belly, used for holding water, wine, or food中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time捉 zhuō verb to catch to catch, capture, or arrest; to seize someone or something鳖 鱉 biē soft-shelled turtle soft-shelled turtle; a freshwater reptile with a flat, leathery shell, also known as 甲鱼 jiǎyú, 团鱼 tuányú, or the slang 王八 wángba