"牢" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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(Bushou)
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 宀牛
Prononciation
Mandarin láo
Entry Methods
Pinyin lao2
Kanji /
Cangjie
JHQ
十竹手
Sijiao 3050.2
Wubi PRHJ
CNS 11643 1-4B26
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7262
GB2312 C0CE
BIG5 A863
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 láo firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison
Results beginning with 牢
 láo láo firmly / safely
 láo gù firm / secure
 láo jì to keep in mind / to remember
 láo sāo discontent / complaint / to complain
 láo fáng jail cell / prison cell
 láo yù prison
 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle
 láo kào firm and solid / robust / reliable
 láo shi solid / strong / firm / secure
 láo tóu jailer (old)
 láo yǒu inmate / cellmate
 láo zǐ jailer (old)
 láo kào jià squeeze chute
 láo shí zi variant of 勞什子|劳什子[lao2 shi2 zi5]
 láo kào tuǒ dàng reliable / solid and dependable
 láo yù zhī zāi imprisonment
Approximate Results for 牢
 dì láo prison / dungeon
 tào láo to immobilize with a lasso / to be trapped in the stock market
 zuò láo to be imprisoned
 dà láo prison
 jiān láo prison / jail
 jiān láo strong / firm
 dīng láo to clinch (a nail) / to nail down
 dīng láo to gaze intently at / to scrutinize
 dūn láo see 蹲大牢[dun1 da4 lao2]
 jì láo to commit to memory
 shuǐ láo prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
 zuǐ láo tight-lipped
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 fā láo sāo to whine / to be grouchy
 chī láo fàn to do prison time (Tw)
 dūn dà láo to be behind bars
 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
 mǎn fù láo sāo lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining
 shēn xiàn láo lóng fallen into a trap
 shēn xiàn láo yù to go to prison / to be imprisoned
 xiàn rù láo lóng to fall into a trap / ensnared
 zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
 zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo see 嘴上沒毛,辦事不牢|嘴上没毛,办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
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