牢籠

See also: 牢笼

Chinese

		firm; fast	basket; cage
trad. (牢籠)		牢	籠
simp. (牢笼)		牢	笼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láolóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ lung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láolóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láolóng
    • Wade–Giles: lao²-lung²
    • Yale: láu-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laulong
    • Palladius: лаолун (laolun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ lung⁴
    • Yale: lòuh lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

牢籠

1. cage or trap for catching animals
2. (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
3. (figuratively) bonds; shackles

Synonyms

• (trick):

• 圈套 (quāntào)
• 坎阱 (kǎnjǐng) (literary)
• 局子 (Beijing Mandarin)
• 漉束箍仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 網羅／网罗 (wǎngluó)
• 羅網／罗网 (luówǎng)
• 陷坑 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 陷阱 (xiànjǐng)
• 騙局／骗局 (piànjú) (fraud, hoax or scam)

 

Verb

牢籠

1. to trap; to shackle; to bind