粵

囚cau4禁gam3

cau4 gam3qiú jìn

English

  1. to imprison
  2. to imprison; to hold or take somebody captive
  3. captivity

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將一個人關閉喺某個固定地方,令佢失去喺出面行動嘅自由

Examples

  • 佢已經被囚禁咗五年。

    He has been held in captivity for five years.

  • 他被囚禁了。

    He was held in captivity.

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  • 汤姆被囚禁了。

    Tom is being held captive.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

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

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