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坐監
  co5 gaam1   jyutping
  zuo4 jian1   pinyin
to be in prison; to be in jail (lit., "to sit in jail") | "坐監" is more Cantonese and formal written Chinese; "坐牢", "坐監" or "坐監" is more prevalent in spoken Mandarin.

verb

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 51,600

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
坐監 / 坐监

This word has been viewed 3640 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 26th Feb 2005 17:32 and last edited on 20th Apr 2013 05:32
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Characters in this word:

 co5 zo6  -  sit; seat; travel by
 gaam1 gaam3  -  supervise; compel; prison
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