瓮中之鳖

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

Characters and words in 瓮中之鳖

variant of 甕|瓮[weng4] / earthen jar / urn
surname Weng
pottery container for water, wine etc
variant of 甕|瓮[weng4]
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

= + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
freshwater soft-shelled turtle
variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]

Words with 瓮中之鳖

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Sentences with 瓮中之鳖

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