镣铐 (liàokào): shackles

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一副镣铐 fù

HSK 7-9

犯人被戴上镣铐押送出庭。

Fànrén bèi dài shàng liàokào yāsòng chūtíng.

The prisoner was put in shackles and escorted to court.

HSK 7-9

她感到生活的束缚像一副看不见的镣铐。

Tā gǎndào shēnghuó de shùfù xiàng yī fù kànbujiàn de liàokào.

She felt the constraints of life were like invisible shackles.

memory

镣 refers to leg irons and 铐 to handcuffs - together they form the compound for the full set of shackles, both literal and metaphorical.

镣 liào

铐 kào