畫地為牢

画
畫
地
地
为
為
牢
牢
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

Characters and words in 畫地為牢

画
畫
huà = hu + a4
to draw / picture / painting / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1] / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]
画 = 一 + 田 + 凵 : Helga Horse (hu) decided to make the ashram's bathroom (a4) more beautiful, so she paints (画) her favourite field (田) on the wall using a flute (一). She doesn't watch out for the receptacles (凵) though, and gets shocked as her flute gets stuck in one of them.
地
de = d + e5
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地
dì = di + Ø4
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.
为
為
wéi = w + ei2
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
为
為
wèi = w + ei4
because of / for / to
为 = ⺀ + 力 : This one looks like a bird with crazy hair, and when I googled "bird with crazy hair", wow was I amazed how many birds with crazy hair there are! Penguins are birds with crazy hair! So let's use a penguin for this character.
为 = ⺀ + 力 : The crazy hair penguin wants to use the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, but because Willy Walrus just finished it stinks like hell. The first thing crazy hair penguin does is to press the button to release a heap of blossoms to make the air breathable again.
牢
láo = l + ao2
firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison
牢 = 宀 + 牛 : Sir Lancelot (l) keeps a bull (牛)in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) by imprisoning (牢) it in a very sturdy (牢) graduation cap (宀).

Words with 畫地為牢

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Sentences with 畫地為牢

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