"畫地為牢" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [漢語]

IPA: /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 畫地爲牢 [Standard-Chinese, Traditional-Chinese], 画地为牢 [Simplified-Chinese]
  1. 只准在限定的範圍內活動 Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: zh-畫地為牢-zh-phrase-dZtYSUrN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 畫地為獄 [Traditional-Chinese], 画地为狱 [Simplified-Chinese]
{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話成語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「地」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「為」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「牢」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「畫」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語成語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "畫地爲牢",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "画地为牢",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "古代在地上畫圈作為監獄,使犯人站立圈中以示懲罰",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "只准在限定的範圍內活動"
      ],
      "id": "zh-畫地為牢-zh-phrase-dZtYSUrN",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hua⁴-ti⁴-wei²-lao²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hwà-dì-wéi-láu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huahdihweilau"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuadivɛjlao",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "хуадивэйлао"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "畫地為獄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "画地为狱"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "畫地為牢"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "官話成語",
    "官話詞元",
    "帶「地」的漢語詞",
    "帶「為」的漢語詞",
    "帶「牢」的漢語詞",
    "帶「畫」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語成語",
    "漢語詞元"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "畫地爲牢",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "画地为牢",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "古代在地上畫圈作為監獄,使犯人站立圈中以示懲罰",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "只准在限定的範圍內活動"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huàdìwéiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hua⁴-ti⁴-wei²-lao²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hwà-dì-wéi-láu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "huahdihweilau"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuadivɛjlao",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "хуадивэйлао"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "畫地為獄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "画地为狱"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "畫地為牢"
}

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