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Definitions

  1. 1. banister
  2. 2. balustrade
  3. 3. cage for animal or prisoner
  4. 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart

Words Containing 槛

笼槛
lóng jiàn

cage (for animals)

下槛
xià kǎn

doorsill

阑槛
lán kǎn

see 闌檻|阑槛[lán jiàn]

笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán

bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

阑槛
lán jiàn

railing

雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn

carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

门槛
mén kǎn

doorstep

槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè

a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner

槛车
jiàn chē

cart with cage, used to escort prisoner

踏破门槛
tā pò mén kǎn

to wear out the doorstep (idiom)

轩槛
xuān jiàn

railings of a balcony

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