笼中鸟
Traditional (Taiwan):
籠中鳥
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someone controlled by others and without freedom
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someone sheltered who can't face hardship
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- bird in a cage
- Meaning
- Someone controlled by others and without freedom, or someone sheltered in a narrow world who can't face hardship or see the wider world.
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