Word: 篱笆 (líba) Traditional: 籬笆 篱笆 dictionary entry líba fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) Full dictionary entry for 篱笆 Example sentences using 篱笆 6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一个好汉三个帮，一个篱笆三个桩 yí gè hǎohàn sān gè bāng, yí gè líba sān gè zhuāng a good man needs three helpers, a fence needs three posts 一扇篱笆，两面倒 yí shàn líba, liǎngmiàn dǎo a single fence panel falls both ways 玉米秆儿扎篱笆，不算墙 yùmǐ gǎnr zhā líba, búsuàn qiáng a fence tied from corn stalks: it doesn't count as a wall 篱笆扎得紧，野狗钻不进 líba zhā dé jǐn, yěgǒu zuān bú jìn if the fence is tied tight, a stray dog can't squeeze in 羊头钻进篱笆里,伸首容易缩首难 yángtóu zuānjìn líba lǐ,shēn shǒu róngyì suō shǒu nàn a sheep's head pushed into a hedge: easy to stick out the head (hand), hard to pull it back 老母猪钻篱笆,进退两难 lǎo mǔzhū zuān líba,jìntuìliǎngnán an old sow pushing into a hedge: can neither go forward nor back