粵

坐co5監gaam1

simp坐监
co5 gaam1zuò jiān

English

  1. (verb) to be locked up in jail or prison
  2. to be in prison

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 響監獄服刑

Examples

  • 佢最後會坐監。

    He will end up in prison.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 佢冒住俾人拉同埋坐監嘅危險。

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢偷嘢畀人拉咗,而家要坐監。

    He was caught stealing and is going to spend some time behind the bars.

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

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