縲絏

Chinese

		bind; bond	leash; rein
trad. (縲絏/縲紲)		縲	絏/紲
simp. (缧绁)		缧	绁
alternative forms		纍紲／累绁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): léixiè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ sit³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lûi-siat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: léixiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: léisiè
  - Wade–Giles: lei²-hsieh⁴
  - Yale: léi-syè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leishieh
  - Palladius: лэйсе (lɛjse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    縲絏 / 缧绁
    纍紲 / 累绁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ sit³
  - Yale: lèuih sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ sit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ xid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ siːt̚³/
  - Homophones:
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    縲絏 / 缧绁
    纍紲 / 累绁
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-siat
  - Tâi-lô: luî-siat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luisiad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lui²⁴⁻²² siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lui²⁴⁻²² siɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lui¹³⁻²² siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui²³⁻³³ siɛt̚³²/

Noun

縲絏

(literary, historical) thick rope for trussing up prisoners
(literary, figurative) prison; jail
(literary, figurative) imprisonment; captivity
- “姑娘，我安驥此番拋棄功名，折變產業，離鄉背井，冒雨衝風，為著何來？為的是父親身在縲紲之中，我早到一日，老人家早安一日。” [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  “姑娘，我安骥此番抛弃功名，折变产业，离乡背井，冒雨冲风，为着何来？为的是父亲身在缧绁之中，我早到一日，老人家早安一日。” [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wenkang, Ernü Yingxiongzhuan, 1878 CE
  “Gūniang, wǒ Ān Jì cǐfān pāoqì gōngmíng, zhébiàn chǎnyè, líxiāngbèijǐng, màoyǔchōngfēng, wèizhe hé lái? Wèi de shì fùqin shēnzài léixiè zhīzhōng, wǒ zǎo dào yīrì, lǎorenjia zǎo ān yīrì.” [Pinyin]
  “Damsel, why have I neglected my studies, sold my family's property, left my home and endured the hardships of this long and dangerous journey? I have done so simply because my father is now in custody. The sooner I get there, the sooner he will be secure.”

Derived terms

縲絏之苦 / 缧绁之苦
身陷縲絏 / 身陷缧绁
陷於縲絏 / 陷于缧绁