"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]
 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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