粵

拘keoi1留lau4

keoi1 lau4jū liú

English

  1. to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
  2. to detain; to be held in custody

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺警局監禁疑犯

Examples

  • 一名「連環偷渡者」喺芝加哥奧黑爾國際機場再次被拘留,呢個係佢喺冇機票由美國中西部城市飛去倫敦而三日之後先至出獄。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 警方拘留了他。

    The police held him in custody.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 這個男人被警察拘留了。

    The man was held in police custody.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 喺香港,警察可以拘留疑犯 48 個鐘。

    In HK, the police force can detain any suspects for at most 48 hours.

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

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