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Jyutping cau4
Pinyin qiú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. prisoner
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. prisoner/to imprison
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    剝奪​一個​人​嘅​行​動​自由
    pertaining to prison or imprisonment
    • 囚禁
      囚禁
      cau4 gam3
      imprison
    • 囚犯
      囚犯
      cau4 faan2
      prisoner
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    prisoner, convict
  2. character
    to confine, to imprison
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. prisoner, convict
  2. confine
  3. Cangjie Input
    WO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #735
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    世界就是一个疯子的囚笼。
    世界就是一個瘋子的囚籠。
    shì jiè jiù shì yí gè fēng zi de qiú lóng 。
    • The world is a den of crazies.
    • This world is just an insane asylum.
    • The world is a madhouse.
  2. Mandarin
    囚犯逃狱了。
    囚犯逃獄了。
    qiú fàn táo yù le 。
    • The prisoner escaped from prison.
    • A prisoner has escaped.
  3. Mandarin
    国王下令把囚犯释放。
    國王下令把囚犯釋放。
    guó wáng xià lìng bǎ qiú fàn shì fàng 。
    • The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
  4. Mandarin
    这个囚犯被带到法官面前。
    這個囚犯被帶到法官面前。
    zhè ge qiú fàn bèi dài dào fǎ guān miàn qián 。
    • The prisoner was brought before a judge.
  5. Mandarin
    这个囚犯昨天被释放了。
    這個囚犯昨天被釋放了。
    zhè ge qiú fàn zuó tiān bèi shì fàng le 。
    • The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢想我哋释放班囚犯。
    佢想我哋釋放班囚犯。
    keoi5 soeng2 ngo5 dei2 sik1 fong3 baan1 cau4 faan2 。
    • He wants us to free the prisoners.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个别囚禁
    個別囚禁
    go3 bit6 cau4 gam3
    • to be jailed separately
  2. Cantonese
    个囚犯今日成功逃狱。
    個囚犯今日成功逃獄。
    go3 cau4 faan2 gam1 jat6 sing4 gung1 tou4 juk6
    • The prisoner successfully escaped today.
  3. Cantonese
    呢几个释囚因为喺狱中行为良好而提早获释。
    呢幾個釋囚因為喺獄中行為良好而提早獲釋。
    ni1 gei2 go3 sik1 cau4 jan1 wai6 hai2 juk6 zung1 hang4 wai4 loeng4 hou2 ji4 tai4 zou2 wok6 sik1.
    • The discharged prisoners are discharged a bit earlier because they have behaved themselves in the jail.
  4. Cantonese
    囚犯两难
    囚犯兩難
    cau4 faan2 loeng5 naan4
    • prisoner's dilemma
  5. Cantonese
    呢个国家每年处决大约一百个死囚。
    呢個國家每年處決大約一百個死囚。
    lei1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 mui5 nin4 cyu5 kyut3 daai6 joek3 jat1 baak3 go3 sei2 cau4.
    • This country executes about 100 prisoners every year.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    那囚犯被关在单人牢房内。
    那囚犯被關在單人牢房內。
    nà qiú fàn bèi guān zài dān rén láo fáng nèi .
    • The prisoner was locked in a cell.
  2. Mandarin
    其次,奥巴马“变卦”是因为担心虐囚照片公布后会进一步激化美国国内两党矛盾,从而使他推行“新政”受到干扰。
    其次,奧巴馬“變卦”是因為擔心虐囚照片公佈後會進一步激化美國國內兩黨矛盾,從而使他推行“新政”受到干擾。
    qí cì , ào bā mǎ “ biàn guà ” shì yīn wèi dān xīn nüè qiú zhào piàn gōng bù hòu huì jìn yī bù jī huà měi guó guó nèi liǎng dǎng máo dùn , cóngér shǐ tā tuī xíng “ xīn zhèng ” shòu dào gān rǎo .
    • Secondly, the reason Obama went back on his word was the fear that publishing photographs of prisoner abuse in the United States would intensify contradictions between the two US parties, thus forcing him to modify the implementation of the "New Deal".
  3. Mandarin
    公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚,当场格杀勿论。
    公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚,當場格殺勿論。
    gōng táng zhī shàng ruò yǒu rèn hé rén gǎn jié qiú , dāng chǎng gé shā wù lùn .
    • In this court of law, should there be any person whosoever daring to take a prisoner away, [that person shall be] put to death on the spot, without considering [who he is].
  4. Mandarin
    缅甸军政权下令枪杀四名囚犯,其中一名是昂山素季的政党—民盟的前议员,另一名是一个著名的反对派人士。
    緬甸軍政權下令槍殺四名囚犯,其中一名是昂山素季的政黨—民盟的前議員,另一名是一個著名的反對派人士。
    miǎn diàn jūn zhèng quán xià lìng qiāng shā sì míng qiú fàn , qí zhōng yī míng shì áng shān sù jì de zhèng dǎng - mín méng de qián yì yuán , lìng yī míng shì yī ge zhù míng de fǎn duì pài rén shì .
    • The Burmese military junta order the execution of 4 prisoners by shooting, one of them was a former legislator of the NLD—Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, and another was a prominent anti-government activist.
  5. Mandarin
    为基督耶稣被囚的保罗,同兄弟提摩太写信给我们所亲爱的同工腓利门
    為基督耶穌被囚的保羅,同兄弟提摩太寫信給我們所親愛的同工腓利門
    wèi jī dū yē sū bèi qiú de bǎo luó , tóng xiōng dì tí mó tài xiě xìn gěi wǒ men suǒ qī nài de tóng gōng féi lì mén
    • Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer