粵

連lin4坐zo6

simp连坐
lin4 zo6lián zuò

English

  1. to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
  2. to be punished or blamed together for the crimes committed by one person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為某人犯錯,其他人一齊受到懲罰或責備

Examples

  • 古代做官要好小心,一旦犯錯,親人可能會被連坐。

    Officials had to be very careful in ancient times. Once they made mistakes, their relatives might be punished together.

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

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