樊籠

Chinese

		cage; fence	basket; cage
trad. (樊籠)		樊	籠
simp. (樊笼)		樊	笼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fánlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fánlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnlong
  - IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: fàahn lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴ lung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fäːn²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

樊籠

(literary) cage for keeping birds and beasts
1. (literary, figuratively) circumstances that hinder freedom
(literary, historical) wooden prisoner's cage used in imperial China

Synonyms

(wooden prisoner's cage): 囚籠／囚笼 (qiúlóng)

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