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禁足

Mandarin · pinyin jìn zú

to forbid sb to go out
to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc)
to ground (as disciplinary measure)
to gate
to curfew
restriction on movement
ban on visiting a place
out of bounds
off limits
caveat

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禁: jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156

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4–2 · jin4 zu2

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gam3 zuk1

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verb

to ground (to disallow someone, usually a minor, from going out); to gate; to confine someone at home

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