牢笼 (láo lóng) — (literal) cage, prison cell; (figurative) trap, snare, shackles (of a situation, relationship, etc.)
Definition
Literally a cage or prison cell; figuratively an invisible trap that binds people (a system, relationship, or fate). Often used for constraints of thought, freedom, or destiny, not physical confinement only.
noun
(literal) cageprison cell(figurative) trapsnareshackles (of a situation, relationship, etc.)
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Examples
- 牢笼。Tā yì zhí xiǎng yào zhèng tuō hūn yīn de láo lóng.He has always wanted to break free from the shackles of marriage.
- 牢笼，。Zhè zhǒng zhì dù jiù xiàng wú xíng de láo lóng, shù fù zhe rén men de sī xiǎng.This kind of system is like an invisible cage, binding people's thoughts.
- 牢笼。Xiǎo shuō zhōng de zhǔ jué zhōng yú chōng chū le mìng yùn de láo lóng.The protagonist in the novel finally broke out of the cage of fate.
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