瓮里捉王八，大小都逃不出去甕里捉王八，大小都逃不出去甕里捉王八，大小都逃不出去

catching turtles in a jar: big or small, none can escape

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Whoever or whatever is targeted cannot get away.

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Simplified: 瓮里捉王八，大小都逃不出去
Traditional (Taiwan): 甕里捉王八，大小都逃不出去
Pinyin: wèng li zhuō wángba, dàxiǎo dōu táobùchū qù
Pinyin (Taiwan): wèng lǐ zhuō wángba, dàxiǎo dōu táobùchū qù
Bopomofo: ㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄛㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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