牢籠 láo lóng

DEFINITIONS

  1. cage
  2. trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  3. fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  4. shackles (of past misconceptions)
  5. to trap
  6. to shackle

CHARACTERS

牢 láo prison; stable, pen; secure
籠 lóng cage; cage-like basket