WordTaiwan frequency #29,385
冤獄
ㄩㄢ ㄩˋ
“wrongful conviction; unjust imprisonment; miscarriage of justice”
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- 監獄ㄐㄧㄢ ㄩˋprison; jail; a facility where convicted criminals are confined.
- 地獄ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋhell; the underworld; a realm of punishment or suffering after death in many religions; (Buddhism) Naraka, a realm for those who have committed evil deeds; (coll.) extremely dark or morally transgressive humor or content
- 入獄ㄖㄨˋ ㄩˋto be sent to prison; to go to jail; to be imprisoned.
- 出獄ㄔㄨ ㄩˋto be released from prison; to leave prison after serving a sentence.
- 冤枉ㄩㄢ ㄨㄤˇto accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; an innocent person being blamed or punished unfairly; (colloquial) to waste effort; not worthwhile
- 喊冤ㄏㄢˇ ㄩㄢto cry out against injustice; to protest one's innocence or wrongful treatment
- 牢獄ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋprison; jail
- 下獄ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋto be sent to prison; to be jailed; to be imprisoned
- 冤家ㄩㄢ ㄐㄧㄚenemy; foe; one's beloved (as an affectionate term between lovers); someone who brings trouble yet is loved
- 典獄長ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄓㄤˇhead of a prison; the top administrative official in charge of a correctional facility
- 煉獄ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄩˋpurgatory; a place of suffering or ordeal
- 冤屈ㄩㄢ ㄑㄩunjustly accused or wronged; grievance; depressed and frustrated, unable to fulfill one's aspirations