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笼鸟槛猿

lóngniǎojiànyuán

Traditional: 籠鳥檻猿

bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Character Breakdown

笼
lóng
basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
HSK 6
鸟
niǎo
bird
HSK 3
槛
kǎn
threshold, door frame
猿
yuán
ape

Additional Information

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Chinese
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