Meaning of 瓮中捉鳖
瓮中捉鳖 means to catch a turtle in a jar; a sure thing; a guaranteed success; capturing someone who has nowhere to escape. Pronounced wèng zhōng zhuō biē.
- to catch a turtle in a jar; a sure thing; a guaranteed success; capturing someone who has nowhere to escape
Definitions & Examples
Dí敌
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
bāo包
wéi围
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
cì次
shì是
wèng瓮
zhōng中
zhuō捉
biē鳖
。
The enemy is already surrounded; this time it's like catching a turtle in a jar.
Yǒu有
le了
zhè这
xiē些
zhèng证
jù据
，
zhuā抓
tā他
jiù就
shì是
wèng瓮
zhōng中
zhuō捉
biē鳖
。
With this evidence, arresting him will be a sure thing.
Zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
bù布
zhì置
yán严
mì密
，
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
shì是
wèng瓮
zhōng中
zhuō捉
biē鳖
，
wàn万
wú无
yī一
shī失
。
This operation is meticulously planned; you could say it's like catching a turtle in a jar—absolutely foolproof.
Bǎ把
tā他
piàn骗
jìn进
zhè这
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
wèng瓮
zhōng中
zhuō捉
biē鳖
le了
。
Lure him into this room, and then we can catch him like a turtle in a jar.