枷鎖

See also: 枷锁

Chinese

		cangue	to lock up; to lock
trad. (枷鎖)		枷	鎖
simp. (枷锁)		枷	锁
alternative forms		枷鏁／枷𬭲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāsuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄙㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ so²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-só
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka-só / kee-só

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāsuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄙㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiasuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-so³
  - Yale: jyā-swǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiasuoo
  - Palladius: цзясо (czjaso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ so²
  - Yale: gā só
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ so²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-só
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ so^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ so³
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ so³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-só
  - Tâi-lô: ka-só
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kasoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ so⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-só
  - Tâi-lô: kee-só
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³/

Noun

枷鎖

(literally) cangue and lock; stocks and chains (Classifier: 把 m)
- 2004, 汪峰 [Wang Feng], “飛得更高 [Fly Higher]”‎^[1]performed by 汪峰 [Wang Feng]:
  
  現實就像　一把枷鎖　把我捆住　無法掙脫 [MSC, trad.]
  现实就像　一把枷锁　把我捆住　无法挣脱 [MSC, simp.]
  xiànshí jiù xiàng, yī bǎ jiāsuǒ, bǎ wǒ kǔnzhù, wúfǎ zhèngtuō [Pinyin]
  Reality is like shackles,
  Binding me down, unable to break free.
(figuratively) constraints; fetters; shackles; restrictions

Synonyms

(cangue and lock): 桎梏 (zhìgù)

Derived terms

人性枷鎖 / 人性枷锁
利名枷鎖 / 利名枷锁
衾裯枷鎖 / 衾裯枷锁