粵

收sau1容jung4

sau1 jung4shōu róng

English

  1. to provide a place to stay
  2. (verb) Accept (refugee)
  3. to house
  4. to accommodate
  5. (of an institution etc) to take in
  6. to accept
  7. to take somebody (or animals) in; to have somebody in one's care
  8. to imprison

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 收留容納;接收、照顧、幫助有困難嘅人(或者動物),例如提供居住嘅地方
  2. 關押;困住犯人

Examples

  • 加茲利用佢嘅技能去偷聽啲對話,收集有關可能收容非法行動嘅後房嘅重要資料片段。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 這位老人收容了這個孩子。

    The old man gave the child shelter.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 收容難民

    to take in refugees ----

  • 有啲監獄專係用嚟收容未成年嘅罪犯嘅。

    Some prisons are designated for junior criminals.

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

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