粵

徒tou4刑jing4

tou4 jing4tu2xing2tú xíng

English

  1. prison sentence
  2. (noun) Imprisonment
  3. incarceration; a sentence of imprisonment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 監禁;可以分為「有期徒刑」同「無期徒刑」

Examples

  • 汤姆正在服无期徒刑。

    Tom is serving a life sentence.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 法官判了他一年有期徒刑。

    The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 湯姆有可能會被判無期徒刑。

    Tom could face life in prison.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 2004 年 7 月,薩米被判處 24 年有期徒刑。

    In July 2004, Sami was sentenced to 24 years in jail.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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