世界就是一个疯子的囚笼。

The world is a den of crazies.

This world is just an insane asylum.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 世界 shìjiè world

classifier: 個
2 就是 jiùshì
  1. exactly; precisely
  2. only; simply; just
  3. (used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if
=3 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
4 疯子 fēngzi
  1. madman
  2. lunatic
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 囚笼 qiúlóng cage used to hold or transport prisoners