牢狱 牢獄
牢狱 牢獄 láo yù ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ lou4 juk6
- prison
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牢
- 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
- 牢固 láo gù ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋ lou4 gu3 firm
- 牢牢 láo láo ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊ lou4 lou4 firmly
- 牢记 牢記 láo jì ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋ lou4 gei3 to keep in mind; to remember
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ lou4 sou1 discontent
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- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 嘴牢 zuǐ láo ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ zeoi2 lou4 tight-lipped
- 地牢 dì láo ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄠˊ dei6 lou4 prison
- 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ gin1 lou4 strong
- 大牢 dà láo ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ daai6 lou4 prison
- 太牢 tài láo ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ taai3 lou4 (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
- 套牢 tào láo ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ tou3 lou4 to immobilize with a lasso
- 水牢 shuǐ láo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ seoi2 lou4 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
- 牢友 láo yǒu ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄡˇ lou4 jau2 inmate
- 牢子 láo zǐ ㄌㄠˊ ㄗˇ lou4 zi2 jailer (old)
- 牢实 牢實 láo shi ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄕ lou4 sat6 solid
- 牢房 láo fáng ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ lou4 fong2 jail cell
- 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ lou4 lung4 cage
- 牢靠 láo kào ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄠˋ lou4 kaau3 firm and solid
- 牢头 牢頭 láo tóu ㄌㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ lou4 tau4 jailer (old)
狱 獄
- 地狱 地獄 dì yù ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ dei6 juk6 hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
- 监狱 監獄 jiān yù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄩˋ gaam1 juk6 prison
- 下狱 下獄 xià yù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋ haa6 juk6 to imprison
- 入狱 入獄 rù yù ㄖㄨˋ ㄩˋ jap6 juk6 to go to jail
- 冤狱 冤獄 yuān yù ㄩㄢ ㄩˋ jyun1 juk6 unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
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- 出狱 出獄 chū yù ㄔㄨ ㄩˋ ceot1 juk6 to be released from prison
- 劫狱 劫獄 jié yù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˋ gip3 juk6 to break into jail
- 大狱 大獄 dà yù ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˋ daai6 juk6 jail
- 断狱 斷獄 duàn yù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄩˋ dyun3 juk6 to pass judgment on a legal case
- 炼狱 煉獄 liàn yù ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄩˋ lin6 juk6 purgatory
- 狱卒 獄卒 yù zú ㄩˋ ㄗㄨˊ juk6 zeot1 jailer (old)
- 狱吏 獄吏 yù lì ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 lei6 prison guard
- 疑狱 疑獄 yí yù ㄧˊ ㄩˋ ji4 juk6 a hard legal case to judge
- 诏狱 詔獄 zhào yù ㄓㄠˋ ㄩˋ ziu3 juk6 imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)
- 越狱 越獄 yuè yù ㄩㄝˋ ㄩˋ jyut6 juk6 to break out of prison
- 逃狱 逃獄 táo yù ㄊㄠˊ ㄩˋ tou4 juk6 to escape (from prison)
- 典狱长 典獄長 diǎn yù zhǎng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄓㄤˇ din2 juk6 zoeng2 warden
- 文字狱 文字獄 wén zì yù ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ man4 zi6 juk6 literary inquisition
- 越狱犯 越獄犯 yuè yù fàn ㄩㄝˋ ㄩˋ ㄈㄢˋ jyut6 juk6 faan2 escaped prisoner
- 人间地狱 人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ jan4 gaan1 dei6 juk6 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
Idioms with these characters
- 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo ㄇㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ mun5 fuk1 lou4 sou1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)