粵

羈gei1留lau4

simp羁留
gei1 lau4jī liú

English

  1. to stay
  2. to detain
  3. to detain; to impound

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 拘禁看守

Examples

  • 羈留室

    cell

  • 羈留院

    remand home

  • 羈留令

    detention order

  • 羈留病房

    custodial ward

  • 疑犯喺羈留期間自殺。

    The suspect committed suicide during detention.

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

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