Correct
笼中鸟
/ lóng zhōng niǎo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
笼中鸟被……
2
不做笼中鸟
3
变成笼中鸟
4
成了笼中鸟
5
好似笼中鸟
6
好像笼中鸟
Definition
笼中鸟
Literally means:
a bird in cage
Actually means:
It refers to a bird in a cage.
Metaphorically it means a person who is controlled or confined, withsout any personal freedom. It also refers to a person who lives in a limited space with little or no exposure to society. It has a humoristic connotation.
指养在鸟笼中的小鸟。
笼中鸟，比喻受控制或受束缚，失去行动自由的人。也指生活在狭小的空间，不能在社会上得到锻炼的人。具有诙谐的意味。
Example
Often used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
Lǎobǎn
老板
yāoqiú
要求
tā
他
shǒujī
手机
24
24
xiǎoshí
小时
dōu
都
kāi
开
zhāo
着
,
suǒyǐ
所以
tā
他
jiù
就
xiàng
像
yī
一
zhī
只
lóng
笼
zhōng
中
niǎo
鸟
,
gèrén
个人
de
的
zìyóu
自由
shíjiān
时间
hé
和
kōngjiān
空间
dōu
都
méiyǒu
没有
le
了
The boss asked him to keep his phone on 24 hours a day, so he was like a caged bird, and his personal free time and space were gone
2
Nā
那
liàng
辆
gōnggòng
公共
qìchē
汽车
de
的
mén
门
tūrán
突然
huài
坏
le
了
,
shǐ
使
chéngkè
乘客
men
们
dōu
都
chéng
成
le
了
lóngzhōng
笼中
niǎo
鸟
,
xìnghǎo
幸好
jǐngchá
警察
jíshí
及时
gǎndào
赶到
,
bāngzhù
帮助
tāmen
他们
dǎkāi
打开
le
了
chēmén
车门
。
The bus's door suddenly broke, making the passengers cage birds, but fortunately the police arrived in time to help them open the door.
3
Yóuyú
由于
lóngzhōngniǎo
笼中鸟
bèi
被
fùmǔ
父母
hēhù
呵护
de
得
tài
太
duō
多
,
suǒyǐ
所以
hěnduō
很多
qīngnián
青年
xīwàng
希望
zǎorì
早日
dúlì
独立
chuǎng
闯
tiānxià
天下
。
Because the caged birds are taken care of too much by their parents, many young people hope to break into the world independently as soon as possible.