질곡桎梏

[ jilgok ]
「명사」 Noun
• fetters; shackles

Wooden shackles for encircling the ankles and wrists of a prisoner.

manual tools
• ordeal

(figurative) A painful state in which one's freedom to do something or exercise one's rights is restricted.

emotionssuffering / pain / distress
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced

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