進牛棚

Simplified: 进牛棚

jìnniúpéng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄥˊ

    • to be confined and persecuted during the Cultural Revolution

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
go into the cowshed
Meaning
Refers to the Cultural Revolution, when officials and intellectuals were confined and persecuted in makeshift detention. Used historically, with grim associations.

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