笼鸟槛猿 (lóng niǎo jiàn yuán) — bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner · Chinese · Nantoka

lóng niǎo jiàn yuán

Traditional: 籠鳥檻猿

笼鸟槛猿 (lóng niǎo jiàn yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner”.

Meanings

1bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Characters in 笼鸟槛猿

笼lóng · enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket 鸟niǎo · bird 槛jiàn · banister 猿yuán · ape

Related words

鸟bird 鸟variant of 屌[diao3]笼子cage; basket; container 笼子large box; trunk; chest 小鸟small bird 鸟儿bird 笼罩to envelop 雷鸟capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)笼enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket 笼to envelop; to cover 鸟类birds 猿ape

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