牢籠

牢笼
láolóng
  1. cage
  2. trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  3. fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  4. shackles (of past misconceptions)
  5. to trap
  6. to shackle

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) bonds; shackles
  2. (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
  3. bonds; shackles
  4. cage or trap for catching animals
  5. to trap; to shackle; to bind
  6. trick; snare; trap

Wiktionary

  1. 關鳥獸動物的器具。也作「勞龍」。
  2. 引申為涵蓋、包括。《文選．左思．魏都賦》：「經始之制，牢籠百王。」唐．柳宗元〈愚溪詩序〉：「予雖不合於俗，亦頗以文墨自慰，漱滌萬物，牢籠百態，而無所避之。」也作「勞籠」。
  3. 比喻束縛、控制。
  4. 騙人的圈套。
  5. 籠絡。
  6. 掩蓋、蓋過。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牢 láo
  1. firm
  2. sturdy
  3. fold (for animals)
  4. sacrifice
  5. prison
2 籠 lóng
  1. enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
  2. steamer basket

Containing this entry

身陷牢籠 shēnxiànláolóng fallen into a trap
陷入牢籠 xiànrùláolóng
  1. to fall into a trap
  2. ensnared

Related entries

柙 xiá
  1. cage
  2. pen
  3. scabbard
籠檻 lóngjiàn cage (for animals)
存水彎 cúnshuǐwān
  1. trap (plumbing)
  2. U-bend
捉捕器 zhuōbǔqì trap (for animals etc)
擭 huò trap
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