笼中之鸟
lóng​zhōng​zhī​niǎo

a bird in a cage

  • created sense approved 笼中之鸟/籠中之鳥 · lóng​zhōng​zhī​niǎo · a bird in a cage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    笼中之鸟 / 籠中之鳥

    lóng​zhōng​zhī​niǎo

    a bird in a cage

    A bird kept in a cage; used to describe a person who has lost their freedom or is unable to escape from a difficult situation.

    笼 (literal) → 笼/籠 · lóng · cage 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird

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

    created sense