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囚籠

简 囚笼 · 繁 囚籠
Mandarin · pinyin qiú lóng

Meanings

  1. cage used to hold or transport prisoners
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囚
qiú · prisoner, convict; confine
籠
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笼
lóng · cage; cage-like basket
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2–2 · qiu2 long2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cau4 lung4

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noun

  1. (literary, historical) wooden prisoner's cage used in imperial China

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