牢笼

Traditional: 牢籠

láo lóng

Dictionary entry

cage

What does 牢笼 mean?

牢笼 (láo lóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1cage

2trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)

3fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)

4shackles (of past misconceptions)

5to trap

6to shackle

Character breakdown

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牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock) · prison; jail 笼lóngenclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket · steamer basket

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牢笼

láo lóng

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