樊籠
Chinese
cage; fence | basket; cage | ||
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trad. (樊籠) | 樊 | 籠 | |
simp. (樊笼) | 樊 | 笼 |
Pronunciation
Noun
樊籠
- (literary) cage for keeping birds and beasts
- (literary, figuratively) circumstances that hinder freedom
- (literary, historical) wooden prisoner's cage used in imperial China
Synonyms
- (wooden prisoner's cage): 囚籠/囚笼 (qiúlóng)