a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
trad. 檻花籠鶴
Also written 檻花籠鶴【jiàn huā lóng hè】
Characters in this word
4槛
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banister, balustrade, cage for animal or prisoner, to transport caged prisoner on a cart
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 檻
- Strokes
- 14
花
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surname Hua
- Pinyin
- Huā
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 755 of 2500
笼
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enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket, steamer basket
- Pinyin
- lóng
- Traditional
- 籠
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 30118 of 2500
鹤
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crane
- Pinyin
- hè
- Traditional
- 鶴
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 22753 of 2500