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Trad. 檻
- banister
- balustrade
- cage for animal or prisoner
- to transport caged prisoner on a cart
Trad. 門檻
- doorstep
- sill
- threshold
- fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
Trad. 朱雲折檻
- (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
- also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
Trad. 籠鳥檻猿
- bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
Trad. 踏破門檻
- to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
- to crowd at sb's door
Trad. 檻花籠鶴
- a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
Trad. 雲窗霧檻
- cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds
Trad. 雕楹碧檻
- carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment
