The Chinese characters 狱 meaning is prison; jail.

This ideograph places speech (讠) between two different forms of dogs (犭 and 犬). It represents a lawsuit: 狱, with the two suitors barking at each other like dogs. 狱 also means prison - for the loser. And, for the winner: “Win your lawsuit, and lose your money.”

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