caged bird; someone trapped and deprived of freedom
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
caged bird; someone imprisoned or trapped and thus deprived of freedom
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe a person who is confined, restricted, or unable to act freely, often in a physical, social, or psychological sense. Common in literary and formal contexts.
Lí离
kāi开
le了
ràng让
tā他
zhì窒
xī息
de的
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
，
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
zì自
jǐ己
zhōng终
yú于
bù不
zài再
shì是
lóng笼
zhōng中
niǎo鸟
le了
。
After leaving the suffocating office, he felt he was finally no longer a caged bird.
Zài在
nà那
duàn段
hūn婚
yīn姻
lǐ里
，
tā她
gǎn感
jué觉
zì自
jǐ己
xiàng像
yī一
zhǐ只
kě渴
wàng望
tiān天
kōng空
de的
lóng笼
zhōng中
niǎo鸟
。
During that marriage, she felt like a caged bird longing for the sky.
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Zhè这
ge个
zhèng政
cè策
jiāng将
xǔ许
duō多
yǒu有
cái才
huá华
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
biàn变
chéng成
le了
wú无
fǎ法
shī施
zhǎn展
bào抱
fù负
de的
lóng笼
zhōng中
niǎo鸟
。
This policy has turned many talented young people into caged birds unable to fulfill their ambitions.