fán
lóng

literary

Meaning of 樊笼

樊笼 means cage for birds or animals; bondage; confinement; oppressive environment. Pronounced fán lóng.

  • cage for birds or animals
  • bondage; confinement; oppressive environment

Definitions & Examples

Liè
rén
huò
de
guān
jìn
le
fán
lóng
 
 

The hunter put the captured pheasant into the cage.

Zhè
zhī
xiǎo
niǎo
zài
fán
lóng
zhōng
tíng
de
teng
 

The small bird kept flapping restlessly inside the cage.

kāi
fán
lóng
 
ràng
niǎo
ér
chóng
fǎn
rán
 

Open the cage and let the birds return to nature.