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瓮中之鳖
wèng​zhōng​zhī​biē

trapped person or animal

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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瓮中之鳖/ 甕中之鱉 wèng​zhōng​zhī​biē trapped person or animal

Literally "a turtle in a jar"; describes someone or something that is completely trapped and has no way to escape

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