铁窗 (tiě chuāng) — barred window; window with iron grating; prison (by metonymy); prison life

Definition

Literally 'iron window' (the barred window itself). By metonymy it stands for prison and the life lived there — used in writing, not everyday speech about jail.

noun
barred windowwindow with iron gratingprison (by metonymy)prison life
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Beispiele

  • 铁窗
    Zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi de tiě chuāng yǐ jīng shēng xiù le.
    The barred windows of this old house have already rusted.
  • 铁窗
    Tā zài tiě chuāng zhōng dù guò le shí nián.
    He spent ten years in prison.
  • 铁窗
    Zuò jiā miáo xiě le tiě chuāng shēng huó de jiān kǔ.
    The writer described the hardships of prison life.
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