画地为牢 (畫地為牢) huà dì wèi láo

huà dì wèi láo set phrase to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '畫地為牢')

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷四十一 Scroll 41 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
• 卷六十二 司馬遷傳 Volume 62: Sima Qian Book of Han 漢書 — count: 1

Collocations

• 画地为牢势 (畫地為牢勢) 故士有畫地為牢勢不入 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷六十二 司馬遷傳 Volume 62: Sima Qian — count: 2