坐監 [－监]

Jyutping co5 gaam1
Pinyin zuò jiàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to study at the National Imperial Academy

坐監 [－监]

Jyutping co5 gaam1
Pinyin zuò jiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to be locked up in jail or prison
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    響​監獄​服刑
    to be in prison
    • 佢偷嘢畀人拉咗，而家要坐監。
      佢偷嘢畀人拉咗，而家要坐监。
      keoi5 tau1 je5 bei2 jan4 laai1 zo2, ji4 gaa1 jiu3 co5 gaam1.
      He was caught stealing and is going to spend some time behind the bars.
  2. 近義詞
    入冊、入獄、坐花廳、踎監
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, Min-Nan
    to go to jail; to be imprisoned
    (syn.) 坐花廳 dated, 進市大監, 關監獄, 蹲監, 食咖喱飯, 蹲, 坐管仔, 坐管, 坐監, 相籠仔, 鑽監, 入冊, 蹲大獄, 蹲班房, 坐班房兒, 坐監獄, 蹲蹲兒, 坐囹, 蹲監獄, 坐禁閉, 坐牢房, 上山, 相籠仔子, 坐牢, 入獄, 坐獄, 踎墩, 坐鹿廚, 蹲大圈兒, 坐房子, 吃蘿蔔乾飯, 踎監, 坐廳子 dated, 蹲班房子, 坐籠, 坐班房, 關螞蚱籠, 蹲笆籬子, 吃官司, 坐牢監, 坐住監獄, 捆監, 坐枷牢, 坐囹仔, 坐枷, 食館仔飯, 住監, 食皇家飯, 下獄, 坐班房子, 予儂關, 坐大獄, 坐館, 住監獄, 住禁閉, 坐監牢, 坐班, 關監, 食吉靈仔飯, 摔櫳仔子, 㘔确仔飯, 入監, 落囹, 釘鏈, 坐跤跔, 蹲大牢
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 坐牢
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢最后会坐监。
    佢最後會坐監。
    keoi5 zeoi3 hau6 wui2 co5 gaam1 。
    • He will end up in prison.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小明因为唔想坐监，所以砌小美生猪肉。
    小明因為唔想坐監，所以砌小美生豬肉。
    siu2 ming4 jan1 wai6 m4 soeng2 co5 gaam1, so2 ji5 cai3 siu2 mei5 saang1 zyu1 juk6.
    • Siu Ming doesn't wanna go to jail so he set Siu Mei up.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个官员用公款买楼，抵佢坐监。
    呢個官員用公款買樓，抵佢坐監。
    ni1 go3 gun1 jyun4 jung6 gung1 fun2 maai5 lau2, dai2 keoi5 co5 gaam1.
    • The officer was sentenced to jail for purchasing a flat with public funds. Serves him right.
  3. Cantonese
    佢偷嘢畀人拉咗，而家要坐监。
    佢偷嘢畀人拉咗，而家要坐監。
    keoi5 tau1 je5 bei2 jan4 laai1 zo2, ji4 gaa1 jiu3 co5 gaam1.
    • He was caught stealing and is going to spend some time behind the bars.
  4. Cantonese
    𠮶个高官因为食咗个富豪一餐饭，就贪污罪成，冇咗份长粮不但止仲要坐监，真系执条袜带累身家。
    嗰個高官因為食咗個富豪一餐飯，就貪污罪成，冇咗份長糧不但止仲要坐監，真係執條襪帶累身家。
    • That senior official is convicted of corruption, not only losing his pension, but also imprisoned, just because he was well treated by a billionaire with a dinner. How penny-wise and pound-foolish!
  5. Cantonese
    就算坐监都唔使惊，十八年后又一条好汉喽！
    就算坐監都唔使驚，十八年後又一條好漢嘍！
    zau6 syun3 co5 gaam1 dou1 m4 sai2 geng1, sap6 baat3 nin4 hau6 jau6 jat1 tiu4 hou2 hon3 lo1
    • Even if we go to prison, we don't need to be afraid, as we all have a chance to resume our previous high morals.