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[粵] gam3 [國] jin4 [1] [v] prohibit; forbid; ban [2] [v] imprison; confine; detain [3] [n] royal residence; forbidden area [粵] gam3 [國] jin1 [v] restrain or contain oneself [粵] kam1 [國] jin1 [v] endure; bear; stand gam1 is an archaic reading used only occasionally in literary context for the meaning of "endure".
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 示 (#113)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 楚 |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Mar 2015 14:12 |
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禁止
gam3 zi2 = to forbid; prohibited
紫禁城
zi2 gam3 sing4 = The Forbidden City
不禁
bat1 gam3 = cannot help doing
嚴禁
jim4 gam3 = to strictly prohibit
禁區
gam3 keoi1 = prohibited zone; penalty area
囚禁
cau4 gam3 = captivity; imprison
拘禁
keoi1 gam3 = constraint, restrain
監禁
gaam1 gam3 = to imprison
禁運
gam3 wan6 = embargo
全面禁止
cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 = complete prohibition; total ban
終身監禁
zung1 san1 gaam1 gam3 = life imprisonment; life sentence
禁書
gam3 syu1 = banned books
禁藥
gam3 joek6 = a prohibited drug/banned substances (e.g., for athletes)
禁制令
gam3 zai3 ling4 = [law] an injunction
禁忌
gam3 gei6 = taboo, tabu, avoid, abstain from; medical contraindication
禁用
gam3 jung6; kam1 jung6 = forbid to use; durable
禁著
kam1 zoek3 = durable (clothing); wearable; hard-wearing 粵
非法禁固
fei1 faat3 gam3 gu3 = illegally hold/take somebody captive
弱不禁風
joek6 bat1 kam1 fung1 = a physically weak person
軟禁
jyun5 gam3 = put (or place) sb. under house arrest
禁食
gam3 sik6 = abstain from food
禁錮
gam3 gu3 = to ban a person from government service; to imprison, keep in custody, confine
禁果
gam3 gwo2 = forbidden fruit
禁煙區
gam3 jin1 keoi1 = non-smoking area
禁品
gam3 ban2 = contraband goods (lit., "prohibited items")
情不自禁
cing4 bat1 zi6 gam3 = unable to control oneself
禁計
kam1 gai3 = difficult to calculate; time consuming to calculate 粵
解禁
gaai2 gam3 = to lift a ban
忍俊不禁
jan2 zeon3 bat1 kam1 = cannot help but laugh
禁止進入
gam3 zi2 zeon3 jap6 = no entry; entry forbidden
禁忌症
gam3 gei6 zing3 = contraindication: condition that makes a treatment inadvisable
宵禁
siu1 gam3 = curfew
禁令
gam3 ling6 = ban
禁例
gam3 lai6 = prohibitions
禁止核武器試驗條約
gam3 zi2 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 = nuclear test ban treaty
百無禁忌
baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6 = observe no taboos
禁飛名單
gam3 fei1 ming4 daan1 = No Fly List
幽禁
jau1 gam3 = to be put under house arrest
弛禁
ci4 gam3 = remove a ban
全面禁止核試條約
cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 tiu4 joek3 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation)
全面禁止核試驗條約
cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation)
國際禁止化學武器組織
gwok3 zai3 gam3 zi2 faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 zou2 zik1 = Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (common formation) |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 禁
車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations. [MTR announcement]
請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you! [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]
人質囚禁咗二十日後獲釋。 粵
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity. [Aspect marker 咗 is used to indicate passive voice.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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