Lingaku- bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
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- bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
This idiom describes someone who is trapped or confined, similar to how a bird in a basket or a monkey in a cage cannot escape. It is often used to refer to individuals who are imprisoned or restricted in their freedom.
He has been wronged and, like a bird in a basket and a monkey in a cage, has lost his freedom.
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lóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿captive or confined individualshēng huó生活zài在lóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿Zhōng中to live in captivityzì yóu自由rú如lóng笼diǎo鸟jiàn槛yuán猿freedom like a captured bird or monkeylóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿de的jìng yù境遇the plight of the imprisonedyǐ以lóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿zì yù自喻to liken oneself to a captive creaturelóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿de的xīn qíng心情the feelings of a caged animallóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿de的nà hǎn呐喊the cry of the confinedtáo lí逃离lóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿to escape from captivitylóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿de的bēi gē悲歌the lament of the captivefǎn sī反思lóng niǎo jiàn yuán笼鸟槛猿de的shēng huó生活to reflect on life in captivity