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 8165 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
See all 55 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 監
Unicode code for this character: U+76e3 (off-site link)

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