監 (gaam1 gaam3 | jian1 jian4) : supervise; compel; prison

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監

gaam1 gaam3

jian1 jian4

[粵] gaam1 | [國] jian1
[1] [v] supervise; inspect; watch
[2] [n] prison; jail; gaol
[3] [v] put in jail; take into custody
[4] [粵] [v] compel; coerce; force

[粵] gaam3 | [國] jian4
[1] [n] imperial office/college
[2] [粵] [adv] forcibly; with coercion [see Note (1)]

(1) 監 [gaam3] and 夾 [gaap3] are nasal-stop alternants in respect of the "forcibly" meaning. Although 夾 is often regarded as the original, they are completely interchangeable.
(2) [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 皿 (#108)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

監 / 监

This word has been viewed 8208 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Apr 2013 02:47

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監硬 gaam3 ngaang6*2 = to act recklessly 粵

監粗 gaam3 cou1 = to act recklessly 粵

太監 taai3 gaam3 tai4 jian4 = eunuch

監察 gaam1 caat3 jian1 cha2 = to supervise; to monitor

監獄 gaam1 juk6 jian1 yu4 = a prison; jail

坐監 co5 gaam1 zuo4 jian1 = to be in prison; to be in jail

監督 gaam1 duk1 jian1 du1 = to supervise; to control; to inspect; oversee; monitor

監視 gaam1 si6 jian1 shi4 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over

監禁 gaam1 gam3 jian1 jin4 = to imprison

監聽 gaam1 teng1 jian1 ting1 = monitoring; to listen in

總監 zung2 gaam1 zong3 jian1 = director

監房 gaam1 fong4 jian1 fang2 = a prison cell; prison

舍監 se3 gaam1 = supervisor

監管 gaam1 gun2 = to supervise and manage

監管者 gaam1 gun2 ze2 = superintendent

監犯 gaam1 faan6*2 = a prisoner; a convict; a jailbird 粵

放監 fong3 gaam1 = to come out of prison 粵

監躉 gaam1 dan2 = prisoner; convict; jailbird 粵

監倉 gaam1 cong1 = jail, gaol 粵

保障監督 bou2 zoeng3 gaam1 duk1 bao3 zhang4 jian1 du1 = safeguards

連續監視 lin4 zuk6 gaam1 si6 lian2 xu4 jian1 shi4 = continuous monitoring

女舍監 neoi5 se3 gaam1 nv3 she4 jian1 = matron (lit., "female supervisor")

終身監禁 zung1 san1 gaam1 gam3 zhong1 shen1 jian1 jin4 = life imprisonment; life sentence

監工 gaam1 gung1 = a supervisor

監考 gaam1 haau2 = invigilate an exam, proctor an exam

校監 haau6 gaam1 = school supervisor

探監 taam3 gaam1 = to visit a prisoner

監視器 gaam1 si6 hei3 jian1 shi4 qi4 = invigilator; monitor

監製 gaam1 zai3 jian1 zhi4 = supervise the manufacture of

監粗來 gaam3 cou1 lai4 = to achieve one's ends by force ("might makes right")

監頭 gaam1 tau4*2 = a jailer; a prison officer

監人飲酒 gaam1 jan4 jam2 zau2 = force someone to drink (alcoholic beverages)

監護人 gaam1 wu6 jan4 jian1 hu4 ren2 = guardian

監護 gaam1 wu6 jian1 hu4 = guardianship, custody

監生 gaam3 saang1 = while still alive 粵

監生吞 gaam3 saang1 tan1 = force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 夾生吞)

坐波監 co5 bo1 gaam1 = player in a ball game is penalized and cannot play (to sit out on a yellow card) 粵

監場 gaam1 coeng4 = to watch the premises; [粵]: (act as) a guard at an illegal establishment

監控 gaam1 hung3 jian1 kong4 = supervise and control

監護病房 gaam1 wu6 bing6 fong4*2 jian1 hu4 bing4 fang2 = intensive care unit (China)

收監 sau1 gaam1 shou1 jian1 = to lock up in prision 粵

踎監 mau1 gaam1 = languish in jail 粵

證監會 zing3 gaam1 wui6*2 zheng4 jian1 hui4 = Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

監測 gaam1 caak1 jian1 ce4 = monitor

判監 pun3 gaam1 pan4 jian1 = sentence to prison

總監製 zung3 gaam1 zai3 zong3 jian1 zhi4 = executive producer

受保障監督的設施 sau6 bou2 zoeng3 gaam1 duk1 dik1 cit3 si1 shou4 bao3 zhang4 jian1 du1 de5 she4 shi1 = safeguarded facility

財政監督 coi4 zing3 gaam1 duk1 cai2 zheng4 jian1 du1 = [n] financial supervision

遠距離監視 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 gaam1 si6 yuan3 ju4 li2 jian1 shi4 = off-site monitoring

監利 gaam1 lei6 jian1 li4 = Jianli (place in Hubei)

投訴警方獨立監察委員會 tau4 sou3 ging2 fong1 duk6 laap6 gaam1 caat3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Independent Police Complaints Council

民間監察世貿聯盟 man4 gaan1 gaam1 caat3 sai3 mau6 lyun4 mang4 = Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO

食品藥品監督管理局 sik6 ban2 joek6 ban2 gaam1 duk1 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 ju2 = Food and Drug Administration

國家食品藥品監督管理局 gwok3 gaa1 sik6 ban2 joek6 ban2 gaam1 duk1 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 ju2 = PRC State Food and Drug Administration

國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局 gwok3 gaa1 zat1 loeng6 gaam1 duk1 gim2 jim6 gim2 jik6 zung2 guk6*2 guo2 jia1 zhi4 liang4 jian1 du1 jian3 yan4 jian3 yi4 zong3 ju2 = AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine

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國家政府一直監察著你，最好自己小心啲粵
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.

佢之前係個監躉。粵
He was in jail before.
[[This is not very polite.]]

監考老師盯得太緊
The exam proctor is watching too closely.

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