láo​lóng

cage

  • created reference approved 牢笼/牢籠 → 劳龙/勞龍 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠 láo​lóng

    劳龙 / 勞龍 láo​lóng

    variant

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · cage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    cage

    a cage for animals; a trap or snare for catching birds and beasts

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · cage

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · bonds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    bonds

    things that restrict or confine people's freedom, such as old ideas, social rules, or shackles

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · cage

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  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · trap — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    trap

    a scheme or trick designed to deceive someone; a setup

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · cage

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  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · to win over — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    to win over

    to captivate or draw people to one's side; to use means to win people over or control them

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · to monopolize

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  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · to encompass — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    to encompass

    (literary) to cover, include, or contain everything

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · to monopolize

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 牢笼/牢籠 · láo​lóng · to outshine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牢笼 / 牢籠

    láo​lóng

    to outshine

    (literary) to surpass or excel one's contemporaries or an entire era

    牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · to monopolize

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