fán lóng

Traditional: 樊籠

樊笼 (fán lóng) is a Chinese word meaning “bird cage; (fig.) prison; confinement”.

Meanings

  1. 1bird cage
  2. 2(fig.) prison
  3. 3confinement

Characters in 樊笼

樊fán · (literary) fence笼lóng · enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket

Related words

笼子cage; basket; container笼子large box; trunk; chest笼罩to envelop笼enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket笼to envelop; to cover牢笼cage鸟笼birdcage灯笼lantern灯笼裤bloomers笼统general囚笼cage used to hold or transport prisoners回笼to steam again

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