戴鐵箍子

Simplified: 戴铁箍子

dàitiěgūzi ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄗ

    • to be tightly restricted or controlled by others

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
wear an iron hoop
Meaning
To be tightly restricted or controlled by others.

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