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槛花笼鹤

jiàn huā lóng hèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1d813ba32d7ba01b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

檻花籠鶴 槛花笼鹤 [jian4 hua1 long2 he4] /a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner/

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Other forms in these source records: 檻花籠鶴

  • 槛
    jiàn

    banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart

    kǎn

    door sill / threshold

  • 花
    huā

    flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]

    Huā

    surname Hua

  • 笼
    lóng

    enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket

    lǒng

    to envelop / to cover / (used in 籠子|笼子[lǒng zi]) large box / Taiwan pr. [lóng]

  • 鹤
    hè

    crane

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.