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牢獄
ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ
“prison; jail”
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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.
- 牢牢ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊfirmly; securely; tightly; in a stable and reliable way; (literary) vast and far-reaching.
- 牢房ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊprison cell; a room in a jail where inmates are held; a lockup.
- 坐牢ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊto be imprisoned; to serve a prison sentence; to be in jail.
- 牢記ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋfirmly remember; keep firmly in mind; memorize
- 牢固ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋfirm and secure; solid and stable; firmly established; to reinforce or strengthen; tightly fastened
- 牢騷ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠdiscontent; complaint; to complain; grievance; grumble; to grumble
- 牢籠ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊcage; figurative confinement or control; trap; to win over or rope in; to encompass or overshadow
- 發牢騷ㄈㄚ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠto complain; to grumble; to vent one's dissatisfaction or grievances