Jyutping
co5 ji4 man4 gaam1
Pinyin
zuò yí mín jiān
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
lit. serving a immigration jail sentence, meaning one has to stay in a country for a certain period of time being granted residency or citizenship
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
為滿足某國嘅入籍或者居留條件而長期留喺當地 to spend time in a foreign country as part of the process of acquiring residency or citizenship, unable to return to the original country at that period of time; literally: to sit in immigration prison