prison; jail
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
prison; jail
literaryA classical literary term for prison. Extremely rare in modern spoken language, used almost exclusively in formal or historical contexts. Often found in idioms or set phrases.
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.
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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.