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笼禽槛兽 — “Caged bird, enclosed beast”

笼禽槛兽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person deprived of freedom, like a bird in a cage or a beast in an enclosure; someone confined or imprisoned”. Literally, “Caged bird, enclosed beast”.

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笼禽槛兽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

笼禽槛兽 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
笼
lóng11cage or container
禽
qín13birds and beasts
槛
kǎn14railing, cage, or threshold
兽
shòu11beast, brute, animal

Example Sentence with 笼禽槛兽

他感觉自己就像笼禽槛兽,每天生活在固定的模式中,渴望突破。
He felt like a caged bird and an enclosed beast, living in a fixed routine every day, longing for a breakthrough.

Idioms Related to 笼禽槛兽

Synonyms of 笼禽槛兽

  • lóng笼niǎo鸟jiàn槛yuán猿a person deprived of freedom

More idioms starting with 笼

  • lóng笼zhōng中zhī之niǎo鸟bird in a cage
  • lóng笼zhōng中qióng穷niǎo鸟trapped and deprived of freedom
  • lóng笼shān山luò络yě野envelop mountains and fields
  • lǒng笼luò络rén人xīn心win people's hearts
  • lóng笼jiē街hè喝dào道clear the streets for an official
  • lóng笼niǎo鸟chí池yú鱼a person confined and deprived of freedom

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What does 笼禽槛兽 mean?

笼禽槛兽 (lóng qín kǎn shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person deprived of freedom, like a bird in a cage or a beast in an enclosure; someone confined or imprisoned”.

How do you pronounce 笼禽槛兽?

笼禽槛兽 is pronounced lóng qín kǎn shòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 笼禽槛兽 literally mean?

Literally, 笼禽槛兽 means “Caged bird, enclosed beast”. It is used to mean “a person deprived of freedom, like a bird in a cage or a beast in an enclosure; someone confined or imprisoned”.

What is the Chinese definition of 笼禽槛兽?

槛:关野兽的笼子。笼中鸟槛中兽。比喻受拘禁没有自由的人

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