shackles and handcuffs; fetters
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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shackles and handcuffs; fetters and manacles
Refers to the physical restraints used on prisoners. Also used metaphorically to describe mental, ideological, or emotional constraints.
Jǐng警
chá察
gěi给
fàn犯
rén人
dài戴
shàng上
le了
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
liào镣
kào铐
。
The police put heavy shackles on the prisoner.
Nú奴
lì隶
men们
bèi被
liào镣
kào铐
suǒ锁
zài在
chuán船
cāng舱
lǐ里
。
The slaves were locked in the ship's hold with shackles.
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Sī思
xiǎng想
shàng上
de的
liào镣
kào铐
bǐ比
tiě铁
liàn链
gèng更
nán难
dǎ打
pò破
。
The shackles on the mind are harder to break than iron chains.
Fàn犯
rén人
bèi被
jiě解
chú除
liào镣
kào铐
hòu后
，
zhōng终
yú于
néng能
zì自
yóu由
xíng行
zǒu走
。
After the prisoner was freed from his shackles, he could finally walk freely.