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缧绁之苦
缧绁之苦
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缧绁之苦

缧绁之苦 — “The suffering and hardships of imprisonment”

缧绁之苦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the suffering and hardships of imprisonment”. The misery of incarceration. Literally, “the suffering of fetters/imprisonment”.

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缧绁之苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

缧绁之苦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
缧
léi14bind with ropes
绁
xiè8rope to tether or shackle
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering

Example Sentence with 缧绁之苦

他因一时冲动犯下错误,最终尝到了缧绁之苦。
He made a mistake out of impulse and eventually tasted the hardships of imprisonment.

Idioms Related to 缧绁之苦

More idioms starting with 缧

  • léi缧xiè绁zhī之è厄calamity of imprisonment
  • léi缧xiè绁zhī之yōu忧worry of imprisonment

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What does 缧绁之苦 mean?

缧绁之苦 (léi xiè zhī kǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the suffering and hardships of imprisonment”.

How do you pronounce 缧绁之苦?

缧绁之苦 is pronounced léi xiè zhī kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 缧绁之苦 literally mean?

Literally, 缧绁之苦 means “the suffering of fetters/imprisonment”. It is used to mean “the suffering and hardships of imprisonment”.

What is the Chinese definition of 缧绁之苦?

缧绁:拘押犯人的绳索,引申为囚禁。指牢狱之苦

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