锒 铛 入 狱

láng dāng rù yùdictionary entry

lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed

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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.

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Original source entry:

鋃鐺入獄 锒铛入狱 [lang2 dang1 ru4 yu4] /lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)/fig. to be put behind bars/to get jailed/

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Other forms in these source records: 鋃鐺入獄

锒
láng
chain / ornament
铛
chēng
frying pan / griddle
dāng
clank / clang / sound of metal
入
rù
to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
狱
yù
prison

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