粵

宵siu1禁gam3

siu1 gam3xiāo jìn

English

  1. night curfew
  2. curfew; an official order issued by the government or the military to limit the actions of their citizens during the night-time, especially in the time of social unrest, war, and martial law

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 限制民眾唔畀佢哋喺夜晚出街嘅命令;多數由政府或者軍隊呢啲公共機關喺社會動盪、戰亂或者戒嚴發出

Examples

  • 台灣政府曾經喺戒嚴期間實行宵禁,限制人民喺夜晚出入。

    The Taiwanese government had issued a curfew during the martial law period, constraining the nighttime movement of citizens.

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

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