Hanzi

枷

cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

Hanzi

Pinyin

jiā, jià

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ

Jyutping

gaa1

Example sentences

他終於放下心中的枷鎖，重新開始自己的生活。

他终于放下心中的枷锁，重新开始自己的生活。

He finally let go of the shackles in his heart and began living anew.

古代官府會用枷鎖押送犯人。

古代官府会用枷锁押送犯人。

In ancient times, officials used wooden stocks to escort prisoners.

Example Vocabulary

枷

jia1

wooden stocks; a wooden restraint placed around a person’s neck or limbs

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