牢籠

See also: 牢笼

Chinese

		firm; fast	basket; cage
trad. (牢籠)		牢	籠
simp. (牢笼)		牢	笼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láolóng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: láolóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: láolóng
  - Wade–Giles: lao²-lung²
  - Yale: láu-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laulong
  - Palladius: лаолун (laolun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: lòuh lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

牢籠

cage or trap for catching animals
(figuratively) trick; snare; trap
(figuratively) bonds; shackles

Synonyms

(trick):

圈套 (quāntào)
坎阱 (kǎnjǐng) (literary)
局子 (Beijing Mandarin)
漉束箍仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
網羅／网罗 (wǎngluó)
羅網／罗网 (luówǎng)
陷坑 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
陷阱 (xiànjǐng)
騙局／骗局 (piànjú) (fraud, hoax or scam)

Verb

牢籠

to trap; to shackle; to bind

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