Definitions

1. 1. cage
2. 2. trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
3. 3. fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
4. 4. shackles (of past misconceptions)
5. 5. to trap
6. 6. to shackle

Components

• 牢 láo – firm
• 笼 lóng – enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc

Related Words

• 身陷牢笼 shēn xiàn láo lóng – fallen into a trap
• 陷入牢笼 xiàn rù láo lóng – to fall into a trap