cage; bondage; confinement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
cage for birds or animals
Refers to the literal, physical enclosure used to confine birds or beasts.
Liè猎
rén人
bǔ把
huò捕
de获
yě的
jī野
guān鸡
jìn关
le进
fán了
lóng樊
笼
。
The hunter put the captured pheasant into the cage.
Zhè这
zhī只
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zài在
fán樊
lóng笼
zhōng中
bù不
tíng停
de地
pū扑
teng腾
。
The small bird kept flapping restlessly inside the cage.
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Dǎ打
kāi开
fán樊
lóng笼
，
ràng让
niǎo鸟
ér儿
chóng重
fǎn返
zì自
rán然
。
Open the cage and let the birds return to nature.
noun
bondage; confinement; oppressive environment
literaryMetaphorical usage prevalent in literary Chinese, referring to oppressive social systems, bureaucratic entrapment, or restrictive life circumstances.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
bǎi摆
tuō脱
le了
guān官
chǎng场
de的
fán樊
lóng笼
，
guī归
yǐn隐
tián田
yuán园
。
He finally escaped the confinement of officialdom and retreated to the countryside.
Jiǔ久
zài在
fán樊
lóng笼
lǐ里
，
fù复
dé得
fǎn返
zì自
rán然
。
Long trapped in the cage, I have once again returned to nature.
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Tā她
bǎ把
bù不
xìng幸
de的
hūn婚
yīn姻
bǐ比
zuò作
shù束
fù缚
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fán樊
lóng笼
。
She likened her unfortunate marriage to a cage that bound her.
Xiàn现
dài代
dū都
shì市
shēng生
huó活
yǒu有
shí时
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
jué觉
shēn身
chǔ处
fán樊
lóng笼
。
Modern urban life sometimes makes people feel as if they are in a cage.