Meaning of 囹圄
囹圄 means prison; jail. Pronounced líng yǔ.
- prison; jail
Definitions & Examples
Jiāng将
jūn军
nìng宁
sǐ死
bù不
xiáng降
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shēn身
xiàn陷
líng囹
yǔ圉
。
The general would rather die than surrender and ended up being thrown into prison.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
shí时
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
zhèng正
zhí直
zhī之
shì士
bèi被
tóu投
rù入
líng囹
yǔ圉
。
In that dark era, many upright individuals were cast into prison.
Gǔ古
dài代
líng囹
yǔ圉
de的
huán环
jìng境
tōng通
cháng常
jí极
qí其
è恶
liè劣
。
The conditions in ancient prisons were usually extremely harsh.