枷鎖
simp枷锁gaa1 so2jiā suǒ
English
- stocks and chain
- in fetters
- cangue and shackles; while the cangue is a large, heavy flat board with a hole in the center that is locked around a prisoner's neck, the prisoner's ankle is locked by a shackle ----
- shackle (usually used figuratively)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 鎖住犯人頸同腳嘅刑具(量詞:個)
- 引申指束縛、限制
Examples
人是生而自由的,但却无往不在枷锁之中。
Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
放低沉重嘅感情枷鎖
to release oneself from the heavy emotional burdens of love.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk