瓮里捉王八，手到擒来甕里捉王八，手到擒來甕里捉王八，手到擒來

catching a turtle in a jar: seize it the moment your hand reaches

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Something is very easy or certain to be achieved. Like 'a piece of cake'.

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Simplified: 瓮里捉王八，手到擒来
Traditional (Taiwan): 甕里捉王八，手到擒來
Pinyin: wèng li zhuō wángba, shǒudàoqínlái
Pinyin (Taiwan): wèng lǐ zhuō wángba, shǒudàoqínlái
Bopomofo: ㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄛㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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