| 牢 | 920A10 62.10-1 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄌㄠˊ [lao2] | ||
| N. | (1) Stables. (2) (LL) cattle and sheep: 太牢 sacrificial ox; 少牢 sacrificial sheep and pigs. (3) Prison: 牢城 [lao2cheng2]↓; 監牢 a prison; 坐牢 be thrown into jail. (4) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | Sad: 牢愁 [lao2chou2]; 牢騷 [lao2sao1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Strong, firm, stable: 牢固 [lao2gu4]↓; 牢靠 [lao2kao0]↓; 牢不可破 stubborn; 記牢 keep in mind, be mindful; 立志要牢 make firm resolutions; 這椅子不牢 the chair is rickety. | |||||
| Words | 1. 牢城 [lao2cheng2], n., (MC) a prison. 2. 牢愁 [lao2chou2], adj., sorrowful. 3. 牢固 [lao2gu4], adj., firm (faith), secure (city walls, prison). 4. 牢棧 [lao2zhan4], n., stockade for animals. 5. 牢記 [lao2ji4], v.t., keep (s. t.) always at heart. 6. 牢靠 [lao2kao0], adj., firm and reliable. 7. 牢落 [lao2luo4], adj., (1) thin, sparse; (2) silent, quiet; (3) keeping oneself aloof, being a bad mixer: 牢落不群. 8. 牢籠 [lao2long2] ([lao2long0]), v.t., (1) include, comprehend: 牢籠天地 include everything (lit., “heaven and earth”); v.t., (2) entrap, get control over: 牢籠計 stratagem for gaining support; 牢籠人心 try to win popular support. 9. 牢騷 [lao2sao1] ([lao2sao0]), n., pent-up discontent: 發牢騷 grumble; 滿腹牢騷 given to grumbling. 10. 牢什子 [lao2shi2zi0], n., (coll.) an eyesore, anything disagreeable or abominable. 11. 牢頭 [lao2tou2], n., (coll.) prison warden, jailer (＝牢頭禁子). 12. 牢穩 [lao2wen0], adj., firm and reliable. 13. 牢獄 [lao2yU4], n., a prison. | |||||