xiềng
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Definition
Noun:
- Shackles; fetters; leg irons: A restraint device, typically a large chain or iron ring, used to bind the ankles or wrists of a prisoner or captive.
- Chains (figurative): Anything that binds, restricts freedom, or represents oppression.
Verb:
- To shackle; to fetter: The act of putting shackles on someone, physically restraining them with chains.
- To chain up: To secure or confine someone or something with chains.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Tiếng xiềng kêu loảng xoảng trong ngục tối. (The sound of shackles clanged in the dark prison.)
- Thoát khỏi xiềng của tư tưởng cũ. (To break free from the chains of old ideology.)
Verb:
- Bọn lính xiềng tay chân tù nhân. (The soldiers shackled the prisoner's hands and feet.)
- Xiềng con chó lại cho an toàn. (Chain the dog up for safety.)
Advanced Usage
- "xiềng xích": This compound noun emphasizes a series of chains or shackles, often used metaphorically for systemic bondage or a sequence of constraints.
- Gông cùm xiềng xích không thể khuất phục ý chí của họ. (Stocks and shackles could not subdue their will.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xích (n): A general term for chain. While "xích" can be any chain (e.g., bicycle chain), "xiềng" specifically implies restraining chains.
- Gông cùm (n): Stocks and shackles; a collective term for ancient punishment and restraint devices.
Synonyms
- Shackles (n): Paired metal rings connected by a chain for restraining limbs.
- Fetters (n): A synonym for shackles, often for the feet.
- Manacle (v/n): To handcuff; a hand shackle.
Related Idioms
- Mang xiềng vào chân: To put shackles on one's own feet; to create one's own constraints or obstacles.
- Tự mình mang xiềng vào chân bằng những quy định cứng nhắc. (To shackle oneself with rigid regulations.)