WordTaiwan frequency #24,531
牢籠
ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
“cage; figurative confinement or control; trap; to win over or rope in; to encompass or overshadow”
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- 燈籠ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊlantern; a portable or hanging light with a frame covered in paper, silk, or plastic, using a candle or electric bulb; used for lighting or decoration.
- 籠罩ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄠˋto envelop; to shroud; to cover completely, as fog, darkness, or influence.
- 牢牢ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊfirmly; securely; tightly; in a stable and reliable way; (literary) vast and far-reaching.
- 籠子cage for animals or birds; basket or container; large box or trunk; round lidded bamboo or wooden vessel used by performers to hold instruments.
- 牢房ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊprison cell; a room in a jail where inmates are held; a lockup.
- 坐牢ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊto be imprisoned; to serve a prison sentence; to be in jail.
- 牢記ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋfirmly remember; keep firmly in mind; memorize
- 牢固ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋfirm and secure; solid and stable; firmly established; to reinforce or strengthen; tightly fastened
- 出籠ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊfreshly released or emerged; newly come out; revealed or disclosed
- 牢獄ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋprison; jail
- 牢騷ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠdiscontent; complaint; to complain; grievance; grumble; to grumble
- 籠統ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇgeneral and vague; sweeping without specific detail or analysis