Common Meanings
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gù梏
An ancient instrument of torture or restraint, specifically hand fetters used to shackle a criminal's hands; often used metaphorically in the compound 'zhìgù' (shackles, fetters) to represent mental or societal constraints.
我们要打破陈旧的观念桎梏，才能迎来新的发展。
We must break the shackles of outdated ideas to usher in new development.