樊篱 (fán lí) — (literal) fence, hedge; (figurative) barrier, restriction
Definition
A literary, figurative term for mental or ideological barriers, not physical ones — 'breaking the 樊篱 of thought or tradition' means overcoming deep-rooted restrictions.
noun
(literal) fencehedge(figurative) barrierrestriction
Examples
- 樊篱。Dǎ pò sī xiǎng de fán lí xū yào yǒng qì.Breaking down the barriers of thought requires courage.
- 樊篱。Tā men shì tú chōng pò chuán tǒng guān niàn de fán lí.They tried to break through the barriers of traditional concepts.
- 樊篱。Zhè zuò chéng shì de fán lí yǐ jīng chāi chú.The fences of this city have been removed.
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