画地为牢 huàdìwéiláo to restrict within a circle Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huàdìwéiláo to restrict within a circle (idiom) literally to draw a circle on the ground as a prison; describes restricting someone's activities or movements to a very narrow area or specific sphere Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.230 per million Cross-References Synonym 墨守成规 mòshǒuchéngguī削木为吏 xuēmùwéilìSame as 画地为狱 huàdìwéiyù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
画地为牢 畫地為牢 huàdìwéiláo to restrict within a circle (idiom) literally to draw a circle on the ground as a prison; describes restricting someone's activities or movements to a very narrow area or specific sphere Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.230 per million Cross-References Synonym 墨守成规 mòshǒuchéngguī削木为吏 xuēmùwéilìSame as 画地为狱 huàdìwéiyù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
