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锒铛入狱

lángdāngrùyù

Traditional: 鋃鐺入獄

lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed

Character Breakdown

锒
láng
chain, lock; ornament
铛
dāng
frying pan; warming vessel
入
rù
to enter, to come in; to join
HSK 4
狱
yù
prison, jail; case; lawsuit
HSK 6

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