画地为牢

huà dì wéi láo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 画地为牢

地
de

-ly

地
dì

earth

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

牢
láo

firm

画
huà

to draw