lóng
zhōng
niǎo

idiom
literary

Meaning of 笼中鸟

笼中鸟 means caged bird; someone imprisoned or trapped and thus deprived of freedom. Pronounced lóng zhōng niǎo.

  • caged bird; someone imprisoned or trapped and thus deprived of freedom

Definitions & Examples

kāi
le
ràng
zhì
de
bàn
gōng
shì
 
gǎn
jué
zhōng
zài
shì
lóng
zhōng
niǎo
le
 

After leaving the suffocating office, he felt he was finally no longer a caged bird.

Zài
duàn
hūn
yīn
 
gǎn
jué
xiàng
zhǐ
wàng
tiān
kōng
de
lóng
zhōng
niǎo
 

During that marriage, she felt like a caged bird longing for the sky.

Zhè
ge
zhèng
jiāng
duō
yǒu
cái
huá
de
nián
qīng
rén
biàn
chéng
le
shī
zhǎn
bào
de
lóng
zhōng
niǎo
 

This policy has turned many talented young people into caged birds unable to fulfill their ambitions.