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監牢

監牢

See also: 监牢

Chinese

		supervisor; hard; strong supervisor; hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison	firm; fast
trad. (監牢)		監	牢
simp. (监牢)		监	牢

Noun

監牢

prison; jail
關在監牢裡 / 关在监牢里 ― guān zài jiānláo lǐ ― to be behind bars

Synonyms

監獄／监狱 (jiānyù)
牢獄／牢狱 (láoyù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiānláo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaam¹ lou⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâm-lò
Min Nan (POJ): kaⁿ-lô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiānláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianlau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    堅牢／坚牢
    監牢／监牢
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaam¹ lou⁴
  - Yale: gāam lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaam¹ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːm⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâm-lò
  - Hakka Romanization System: gam´ loˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gam¹ lo²
  - IPA: /kam²⁴ lo¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kaⁿ-lô
  - Tâi-lô: kann-lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvalooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kã⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kã³³ lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kã⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kã⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kã⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³/