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  gaam1 gaam3   jyutping
  jian1 jian4   pinyin
(gaam1 & jian1) [1] supervise; inspect; watch [2] prison; jail; gaol [3] [] compel; coerce; force

(gaam3 & jian4) [1] imperial office [2] [] by force; with coercion; with great effort
Note: The Cantonese nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending equivalent in [gaap3].


Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#108)
監 / 监
This character was last edited on 12th Jun 2008

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detail  gaam3 ngaang6*2   = to act recklessly
detail  gaam3 cou1   = to act recklessly
detail  taai3 gaam3  tai4 jian4 = eunuch
detail  gaam1 caat3  jian1 cha2 = to supervise; to monitor
detail  gaam1 juk6  jian1 yu4 = prison; jail
detail  co5 gaam1   = to be in prison; to be in jail
detail  gaam1 duk1  jian1 du1 = to supervise; to control; to inspect
detail  gaam1 si6  jian1 shi4 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over
detail  gaam1 gam3  jian1 jin4 = imprison
detail  gaam1 teng1   = monitoring
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Showing 1 example containing 監
detail 國家政府一直監察最好自己小心 edit
The government has all along been monitoring you--you had best be careful.

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