笼子

• Pinyin: lóng zi
• Desglose de hanzi: 笼 = 竹 + 龙 (bamboo + dragon — originally a bamboo container); 子 = noun suffix

Significado

Jaula; recinto con barrotes o malla.

Used both literally (bird cages, animal cages) and metaphorically to describe confinement, restriction, or entrapment. Appears in the political phrase 把权力关进制度的笼子里 (put power in the cage of the rule of law), a well-known Chinese governance concept.

Ejemplos

1. 动物园里的狮子关在宽敞的笼子里，但仍不时踱步，流露出野性的本能。
2. 市场上卖鸟的摊贩将各种鸣禽关在精致的竹笼子里，吸引路人驻足。
3. 他感到自己的工作就像被困在笼子里，缺乏创造的空间和自由。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, metaphor, animals

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 她打开笼子，让受伤痊愈的鸟儿重新飞回了大自然。(She opened the cage and let the recovered injured bird fly back to nature.)
• 反腐工作的核心之一就是把权力关进制度的笼子里，防止滥权行为。(One of the core elements of anti-corruption work is putting power in the cage of institutional rules to prevent abuse.)

Incorrecto

• 将笼子与笼罩混用 — 笼子 is a physical cage or enclosure, while 笼罩 means to envelop or shroud (Don't confuse 笼子 (physical cage) with 笼罩 (to envelop or shroud))

Origen e historia

笼 (basket/cage) + 子 (noun suffix)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal