笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán · bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 笼鸟槛猿
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
灯笼dēnglonglantern
笼子lóngzicage; basket; container
笼统lǒngtǒnggeneral; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
笼罩lǒngzhàoto envelop; to shroud
门槛ménkǎndoorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)