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坐監
co5 gaam1 |
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to be in prison; to be in jail (lit., "to sit in jail") | "坐監" is more Cantonese and formal written Chinese; "坐牢", "坐監獄" or "坐監牢" is more prevalent in spoken Mandarin. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 51,600 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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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:坐 co5 zo6 - sit; seat; travel by監 gaam1 gaam3 - supervise; compel; prison |
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