笼鸟槛猿 in English long2 niao3 jian4 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiomatic expression); prisoner

Simplified Characters

笼 鸟 槛 猿

Traditional Characters

籠 鳥 檻 猿

Pinyin

long2 niao3 jian4 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

笼long2enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc 鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 槛kan3banister 猿yuan2variant of 猿[yuan2]