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鋃鐺入獄

简锒铛入狱 · 繁鋃鐺入獄

Mandarin · pinyin láng dāng rù yù

lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)
fig. to be put behind bars
to get jailed

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
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锒: láng · lock
铛: dāng · frying pan; warming vessel
狱: yù · prison, jail; case; lawsuit

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(idiomatic) to be arrested and imprisoned

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