粵

有jau5期kei4徒tou4刑jing4

jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4yǒu qī tú xíng

English

  1. limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
  2. determinate sentence; imprisonment that is not life imprisonment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有固定期限嘅監禁

Examples

  • 法官判了他一年有期徒刑。

    The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow 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-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.