羈絆

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Chinese

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halter; restrain to trip; stumble; hinder
trad. (羈絆)
simp. (羁绊)

Etymology

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"bond, tie"
From a common mistranslation of (きずな) (kizuna, bond, tie) by Chinese fan translation teams (漢化組), in which the word is incorrectly associated with Chinese 羈絆羁绊 (jībàn, “trammels, fetters”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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羈絆

  1. (formal) trammels; fetters; yoke
  2. (Internet slang, originally ACG) bond (emotional link or connection); tie

Verb

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羈絆

  1. (formal) to be bound; to be tied up

Synonyms

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