粵

枷gaa1鎖so2

simp枷锁
gaa1 so2jiā suǒ

English

  1. stocks and chain
  2. in fetters
  3. 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 ----
  4. shackle (usually used figuratively)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鎖住犯人頸同腳嘅刑具(量詞:個)
  2. 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

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