粵

禁gam3足zuk1

gam3 zuk1jìn zú

English

  1. to forbid sb to go out
  2. to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc)
  3. to ground (as disciplinary measure)
  4. to gate
  5. to curfew
  6. restriction on movement
  7. ban on visiting a place
  8. out of bounds
  9. off limits
  10. caveat
  11. to ground someone, to forbid someone leaving a specific area

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 限制行動,唔准離開某個範圍

Examples

  • 你下次再這樣頂嘴,我就禁足你,小姐。

    Next time you talk back to me like that, I'm grounding you on the spot, young lady.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢又畀屋企人禁足,冇得出街玩。

    He is grounded again, so he cannot hang out.

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

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