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画地为狱
huà​dì​wéi​yù

to limit one's own scope

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 画 畫 huà
    to divide
    to divide; to partition; to set a boundary; to limit or stop oneself
  2. 地 dì noun
    earth
    The earth; the ground; land; soil; fields
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 狱 獄 yù noun
    prison
    (bound form) prison; jail; a place where criminals are kept