| 牢 |
láo lóng | cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle |
| 牢 |
láo | (literary) pen; fold (for livestock) / prison; jail / firm; secure; fast |
| 笼 |
lóng | enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket / steamer basket |
| 笼 |
lǒng | to envelop; to cover / (used in 笼子) large box / Taiwan pr. [long2] |