牢狱 (牢獄)
láo yù
Pinyin
Definition
牢狱 (牢獄)
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- prison
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
满腹牢骚
- 1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
- 2 discontent
- 3 always moaning and complaining
画地为牢
- 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities