畫地為獄
huà​dì​wéi​yù

to limit one's own scope

  • created reference approved 画地为狱/畫地為獄 → 画地为牢/畫地為牢 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    画地为狱 / 畫地為獄 huà​dì​wéi​yù

    画地为牢 / 畫地為牢 huà​dì​wéi​láo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 画地为狱/畫地為獄 · huà​dì​wéi​yù · to limit one's own scope — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    画地为狱 / 畫地為獄

    huà​dì​wéi​yù

    to limit one's own scope

    to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground; to restrict oneself or others to a very narrow range of activities

    画 (literal) → 画/畫 · huà · to divide 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 狱 (literal) → 狱/獄 · yù · prison

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense