粵

監gaam1獄juk6

simp监狱
gaam1 juk6jiān yù

English

  1. prison
  2. prison; jail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 專門用嚟監禁罪犯,剝奪佢哋自由嘅建築物,有好多設施同規則避免佢哋逃走(量詞:間/座/所)

Examples

  • 布宜諾斯艾利斯嘅土耳其大使館望落好似監獄。

    The Turkish embassy in Buenos Aires looks like a prison.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 哥倫布之所以成為探險家,並唔係因為佢熱愛大海,而係因為佢憎西班牙嘅監獄。

    Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 半夜,耶和華打咗埃及地所有嘅長子,由坐喺寶座上嘅法老嘅長子,到喺監獄嘅囚犯嘅長子,同埋所有動物嘅長子。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 我進過監獄。

    I've been in prison.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 你去过监狱吗?

    Have you ever been in jail?

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 你在监狱做什么?

    What are you doing on prison grounds?

    Tatoeba · knifegod CC BY

  • 呢個島除咗呢座監獄乜嘢都冇。

    The entire island is solely a prison.

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

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