shēn xiàn líng yǔ

身陷囹圄 (shēn xiàn líng yǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “thrown into prison; behind bars”.

Meanings

  1. 1thrown into prison
  2. 2behind bars

Characters in 身陷囹圄

身shēn · body陷xiàn · pitfall囹líng · used in 囹圄[ling2 yu3]圄yǔ · prison

Related words

身上on the body身体the body身body身边at one's side身份identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank单身unmarried; single陷入to sink into全身the whole body身材stature本身itself陷害to entrap陷阱pitfall

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