牢狱

Traditional form:

牢獄

Pinyin (reading):

láoyù

Definitions:

• prison

Characters:

• 牢 - pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
• 狱 - prison, jail; case; lawsuit

Traditional characters:

• 牢 - pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
• 獄 - prison, jail; case; lawsuit