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锒铛入狱
鋃鐺入獄
lángdāngrùyù
1. lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)
2. fig. to be put behind bars
3. to get jailed

Character Breakdown

锒
láng
chain, lock; ornament
12 丶
铛
dāng
frying pan; warming vessel
11 丶
入
rù
to enter, to come in; to join
HSK 4 2 丶
狱
yù
prison, jail; case; lawsuit
HSK 6 9 丶

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