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画地为牢

huà dì wéi láo

4-character word Traditional 畫地為牢

What 画地为牢 means

1. lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
2. fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

The characters in 画地为牢

• 画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast