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囹圄
língyǔ
1. prison
Uncommon • Top 37%

Character Breakdown

囹
líng
prison, enclosure
8 丶
圄
yǔ
prison, jail
10 丶

Compound Words (2)

草满囹圄
cǎomǎnlíngyǔ
lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
身陷囹圄
shēnxiànlíngyǔ
thrown into prison

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
31,117 of 84,292