天下为笼 — “To be bound by worldly affairs”
天下为笼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be bound by worldly affairs”. To feel trapped by the constraints of life; the world as a confining cage. Literally, “The world is a cage”.
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许多人觉得，现代生活的节奏快得让人喘不过气，仿佛身处于天下为笼的境地
Many people feel that the fast pace of modern life is suffocating, as if they are in a situation where the world is a cage.
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- tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
- tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere
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What does 天下为笼 mean?
天下为笼 (tiān xià wéi lóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be bound by worldly affairs”.
How do you pronounce 天下为笼?
天下为笼 is pronounced tiān xià wéi lóng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天下为笼 literally mean?
Literally, 天下为笼 means “the world is a cage”. It is used to mean “to be bound by worldly affairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天下为笼?
笼：牢笼。旧时比喻为世事所束缚。