粵

人jan4質zi3

simp人质
jan4 zi3rén zhì

English

  1. hostage
  2. hostage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 犯罪者用嚟威脅目標嘅人,以傷害人質嚟逼使目標遵從指令。(量詞:個/名)

Examples

  • 人質將在明天獲釋。

    The hostages will be released tomorrow.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 有些人質疑他的誠實。

    Some people questioned his honesty.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 罪犯没有放人质们走。

    The criminal didn't let the hostages go.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 俄罗斯对在人质事件中牺牲的人们表示哀悼。

    Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.

    Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

  • 匪徒捉咗個細路做人質。

    The gangsters caught the kid and made him a hostage.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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