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gaam1 gaam3
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[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.
Additional PoS: (2) [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: 皿 (#108)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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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 = eunuch 監察 gaam1 caat3 = to supervise; to monitor 監獄 gaam1 juk6 = a prison; jail 坐監 co5 gaam1 = to be in prison; to be in jail 監督 gaam1 duk1 = to supervise; to control; to inspect; oversee; monitor 監視 gaam1 si6 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over 監禁 gaam1 gam3 = to imprison 監聽 gaam1 teng1 = monitoring; to listen in See all 55 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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