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落lok6網mong5

simp落网
lok6 mong5luò wǎng

English

  1. (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net
  2. (of criminals) to be caught or captured; literally: to fall into the net
  3. (of a tennis ball) to hit the net
  4. (of a criminal) to be captured

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 罪犯畀人拉、被拘捕

Examples

  • 嗰個殺人犯俾警方追輯咗七年終於喺海關落網。

    That murderer has been pursued by the police for seven years and was eventually caught in customs.

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

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