瓮中捉鳖

Traditional form:

甕中捉鱉

Pinyin (reading):

wèngzhōng-zhuōbiē

Definitions:

• lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
• fig. to go after easy prey

Characters:

• 瓮 - urn, earthen jar
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 捉 - to clutch, to grasp, to seize
• 鳖 - turtle

Traditional characters:

• 甕 - urn
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 捉 - to clutch, to grasp, to seize
• 鱉 - turtle