瓮中捉鳖

甕中捉鱉
wèngzhōngzhuōbiē
  1. lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
  2. fig. to go after easy prey

CEDICT

to catch or arrest a target already within one's grasp (and cannot escape)

Wiktionary

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Entry Composition

=1 瓮 wèng
  1. variant of 瓮 wèng
  2. earthen jar
  3. urn
=1 瓮 wèng pottery container for water, wine etc
=1 瓮 wèng variant of 瓮 wèng
2 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
3 捉 zhuō
  1. to clutch
  2. to grab
  3. to capture
=4 鳖 biē softshell turtle
=4 鳖 biē variant of 鳖 biē