瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉
瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3
- lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- fig. to go after easy prey
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瓮 甕
- 瓮城 甕城 wèng chéng ㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ung3 sing4 enceinte of a city gate
- 瓮安 甕安 Wèng ān ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ung3 on1 see 瓮安县
- 瓮棺 甕棺 wèng guān ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ung3 gun1 funerary urn
- 瓮菜 甕菜 wèng cài ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ variant of 蕹菜
- 瓮安县 甕安縣 Wèng ān Xiàn ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ung3 on1 jyun6 Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
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- 瓮棺葬 甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗㄤˋ ung3 gun1 zong3 urn burial
- 瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zi1 bit3 lit. like a turtle in a jar
- 瓮声瓮气 甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì ㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ung3 seng1 ung3 hei3 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
- 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5 thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
- 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
捉
- 捕捉 bǔ zhuō ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ bou6 zuk1 to catch; to seize; to capture
- 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄧˊ ㄘㄤˊ zuk1 mai4 cong4 to play hide-and-seek
- 捉住 zhuō zhù ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ zuk1 zyu6 to catch
- 捉取 zhuō qǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄑㄩˇ zuk3 ceoi2 to capture
- 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢ zuk3 gaan1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
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- 捉对 捉對 zhuō duì ㄓㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zuk1 deoi3 to pair off (for a confrontation)
- 捉弄 zhuō nòng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zuk1 lung6 to tease
- 捉急 zhuō jí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ zuk1 gap1 humorous pronunciation of 着急
- 捉拿 zhuō ná ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄚˊ zuk1 naa4 to arrest
- 捉捕 zhuō bǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˇ zuk3 bou6 to arrest
- 捉摸 zhuō mō ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to fathom
- 捉获 捉獲 zhuō huò ㄓㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zuk3 wok6 to capture
- 活捉 huó zhuō ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄛ wut6 zuk1 to capture alive
- 捉捕器 zhuō bǔ qì ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ zuk3 bou6 hei3 trap (for animals etc)
- 捉拿归案 捉拿歸案 zhuō ná guī àn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄋㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄢˋ zuk3 naa4 gwai1 on3 to bring to justice
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
- 捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 捕风捉影 捕風捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi ㄗㄟˊ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ caak6 haam3 zuk1 caak6 lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)
- 关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
鳖 鱉
- 土鳖 土鱉 tǔ biē ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄝ tou2 bit3 ground beetle
- 地鳖 地鱉 dì biē ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝ dei6 bit3 Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
- 斑鳖 斑鱉 bān biē ㄅㄢ ㄅㄧㄝ baan1 bit3 Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
- 马鳖 馬鱉 mǎ biē ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄝ maa5 bit3 leech
- 鳖甲 鱉甲 biē jiǎ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bit3 gaap3 turtle shell
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- 鳖裙 鱉裙 biē qún ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄩㄣˊ bit3 kwan4 the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
- 鳖边 鱉邊 biē biān ㄅㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄢ (dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
- 山瑞鳖 山瑞鱉 shān ruì biē ㄕㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄝ saan1 seoi6 bit3 wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
- 木鳖果 木鱉果 mù biē guǒ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄍㄨㄛˇ gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis)
- 瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zi1 bit3 lit. like a turtle in a jar
- 番木鳖碱 番木鱉鹼 fān mù biē jiǎn ㄈㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ faan1 muk6 bit3 gaan2 strychnine (C21H22N2O2)