畫地為牢 — hua4 di4 wei2 lao2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

hua⁴ di⁴ wei² lao²

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

畫

地

為

牢

As word

1

hua⁴

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

2

di⁴

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

3

wei²

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

4

lao²

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities