"画地为狱" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
画地为狱 畫地為獄 huà dì wéi yù lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities / see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
画地为狱,势不入 huà dì wéi yù,shì bù rù (idiom) To draw a circle on the ground as a prison that no one dares enter despite discussion.

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