瓮中之鳖 wèng zhōng zhī biē

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. like a turtle in a jar
  2. to be trapped (idiom)

CHARACTERS

瓮 wèng earthen jar; jar for ashes
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
鳖 biē turtle